Psoas Minor
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Description
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Psoas Minor is a long slender muscle, placed in front of the Psoas major.[1]
Origin
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Lateral aspect of vertebral body of 12th thoracic and 1st lumbar vertebrae [2]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Pectineal line of pubis [2]
Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
Small branch from the initial part of the lumbar ventral ramus(L1) [2]
Blood Supply[edit | edit source]
Lumbar arteries, lumbar branch of the iliolumbar artery. [2]
Action
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Assists with flexion of the lumbar vertebral column
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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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