<anatomy, muscle> Origin, pelvic surface of obturator membrane and margin of obturator foramen; insertion, passes out of pelvis through lesser sciatic foramen, in so doing, making a 90° turn to insert into the medial surface of greater trochanter; action, rotates thigh laterally; nerve supply, nerve to obturator internus (sacral plexus). ......
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(muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. intrapelvic muscle extending into gluteal region; origin, pelvic surface of obturator membrane and margin of obturator foramen; insertion, passes out of pelvis through lesser sciatic foramen, in so doing, making a 90° turn to insert into the medial surface of greater trochanter; action, rotate...
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The obturatorius internus lies partly within the cavity of the pelvis and partly at the back of the hip joint. It originates from the margin of the obturator foramen and narrows into a single, flattened tendon at its point of insertion in the great trochanter of the femur. This muscle is innervated by the sacral plexus and supplied bythe inferior g...
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