PECTINALIS
\pˌɛktɪnˈɑːliz], \pˌɛktɪnˈɑːliz], \p_ˌɛ_k_t_ɪ_n_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\
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This muscle is situate at the inner and upper part of the thigh. It is long, flat, and triangular; is attached, above, to the space which separates the ileo-pectineal eminence from the spine of the os pubis; and, below, by a flat tendon, to the oblique line which descends from the lesser trochanter to the linea aspera. The pectinalis bends the thigh on the pelvis, and carries it outwards in adduction and rotation. It may also bend the pelvis on the thigh.
By Robley Dunglison
