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]


psoas minor



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 [2]

Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 http://www.anatomyexpert.com/app/structure/5312/