Gracilis muscle

The gracilis muscle (/ˈɡræsɪlɪs/; Latin for 'slender') is the most superficial muscle on the medial side of the thigh. It is thin and flattened, broad above, narrow and tapering below.Right hip bone. External surface.Structures surrounding right hip-joint.Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions.Muscles of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions.The left femoral triangle.Nerves of the right lower extremity. Front view.Gracilis muscleGracilis muscleGracilis muscleGracilis muscleGracilis muscleGracilis muscleGracilis muscleGracilis muscleMuscles of thigh. Lateral view.Muscles of thigh. Cross section. The gracilis muscle (/ˈɡræsɪlɪs/; Latin for 'slender') is the most superficial muscle on the medial side of the thigh. It is thin and flattened, broad above, narrow and tapering below. It arises by a thin aponeurosis from the anterior margins of the lower half of the symphysis pubis and the upper half of the pubic arch. The muscle's fibers run vertically downward, ending in a rounded tendon. This tendon passes behind the medial condyle of the femur, curves around the medial condyle of the tibia where it becomes flattened, and inserts into the upper part of the medial surface of the body of the tibia, below the condyle. For this reason, the muscle is a lower limb adductor. At its insertion the tendon is situated immediately above that of the semitendinosus muscle, and its upper edge is overlapped by the tendon of the sartorius muscle, which it joins to form the pes anserinus. The pes anserinus is separated from the medial collateral ligament of the knee-joint by a bursa.