Long, slender skeletal muscle located anterior to the psoas major muscle
Psoas minor muscle
Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions (psoas minor visible near top right)
Details
Origin
Lateral surface bodies of T12 and L1 vertebrae and intervening intervertebral disc
Insertion
Pectineal line and iliopubic eminence
Nerve
Anterior ramus of nerve L1
Actions
Weak trunk flexor
Antagonist
Erector spinae
Identifiers
Latin
musculus psoas minor
TA98
A04.7.02.005
TA2
2596
FMA
22350
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The psoas minor muscle (/ˈsoʊ.əs/ or /ˈsoʊ.æs/; from Ancient Greek: ψόᾱ, romanized: psóā, lit. 'muscles of the loins') is a long, slender skeletal muscle.[1][2] When present, it is located anterior to the psoas major muscle.[1][2]
^ abTank (2005), p 93
^ abGray (2008), p 1372
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