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{{short description|Longest muscle in the human body}}
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{{Infobox muscle
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| Caption = Muscles of the right leg, viewed from the front. ([[Rectus femoris]] removed to reveal the [[vastus intermedius]].)
| Caption = Muscles of the right leg, viewed from the front. ([[Rectus femoris]] removed to reveal the [[vastus intermedius]].)
| Image2 =Sartorius.png
| Image =Sartorius.png
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| Origin = Anterior superior iliac spine of the pelvic bone
| Origin = Anterior superior iliac spine of the pelvic bone
| Insertion = anteromedial surface of the proximal [[tibia]] in the [[Pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]]
| Insertion = Anteromedial surface of the proximal [[tibia]] in the [[Pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]]
| Blood = [[femoral artery]]
| Blood = [[Femoral artery]]
| Nerve = [[femoral nerve]] (sometimes from the [[Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve|intermediate cutaneous nerve of thigh]])
| Nerve = [[Femoral nerve]] (sometimes from the [[Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve|intermediate cutaneous nerve of thigh]])
| Action = [[Flexion]], [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abduction]], and [[lateral rotation]] of the hip, [[flexion]] of the knee<ref name="Moore334">{{cite book|last=Moore|first=Keith|title=Essential Clinical Anatomy|year=2007|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=0-7817-6274-X|pages=334|author2=Anne Agur }}</ref>
| Action = [[Flexion]], [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abduction]], and [[lateral rotation]] of the hip, [[flexion]] of the knee<ref name="Moore334">{{cite book|last=Moore|first=Keith|title=Essential Clinical Anatomy|year=2007|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=978-0-7817-6274-8|pages=334|author2=Anne Agur }}</ref>
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The '''sartorius muscle''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɑːr|ˈ|t|ɔːr|i|ə|s}}) is the longest muscle in the human body.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Largest Muscles in the Human Body |url=https://largest.org/people/muscles-in-the-human-body/ |website=largest.org}}</ref> It is a long, thin, superficial [[muscle]] that runs down the length of the [[thigh]] in the [[Anterior compartment of thigh|anterior compartment]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Le5bc5F0sYC|title=Clinically Oriented Anatomy|last=Moore|first=Keith L.|last2=Dalley|first2=Arthur F.|last3=Agur|first3=A. M. R.|date=2013-02-13|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|year=|isbn=9781451119459|location=|pages=545–546|language=en}}</ref>
The '''sartorius muscle''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɑːr|ˈ|t|ɔːr|i|ə|s}}) is the longest muscle in the human body.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levin|first=Nancy|date=2019-10-26|title=10 Largest Muscles in the Human Body|url=https://largest.org/people/muscles-in-the-human-body/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Largest.org|language=en-US}}</ref> It is a long, thin, superficial [[muscle]] that runs down the length of the [[thigh]] in the [[Anterior compartment of thigh|anterior compartment]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Le5bc5F0sYC|title=Clinically Oriented Anatomy|last1=Moore|first1=Keith L.|last2=Dalley|first2=Arthur F.|last3=Agur|first3=A. M. R.|date=2013-02-13|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9781451119459|pages=545–546|language=en}}</ref>

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The name Sartorius comes from the [[Latin]] word ''sartor'', meaning tailor,<ref>[[Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary]], Fourth Edition, Mosby-Year Book Inc., 1994, p. 1394</ref> and it is sometimes called the tailor's muscle.<ref name=":0" /> This name was chosen in reference to the cross-legged position in which tailors once sat.<ref name=":0" /> In French, a muscle name itself "couturier" comes from this specific position which is referred to as "sitting as a tailor" (in French : "s'asseoir en tailleur"). There are other hypotheses as to the genesis of the name. One is that it refers to the location of the inferior portion of the muscle being the "inseam" or area of the inner thigh that tailors commonly measure when fitting trousers. Another is that the muscle closely resembles a tailor's ribbon. Additionally, antique sewing machines required continuous crossbody pedaling. This combination of lateral rotation and flexion of the hip and flexion of the knee gave tailors particularly developed sartorius muscles.


==Structure==
==Structure==
The sartorius muscle originates from the [[anterior superior iliac spine]] and part of the notch between the anterior superior iliac spine and [[anterior inferior iliac spine]]. It runs obliquely across the upper and anterior part of the [[thigh]] in an inferomedial direction.<ref name=":0" />
The sartorius muscle originates from the [[anterior superior iliac spine]],<ref name=":1">{{Citation|last1=Chaitow|first1=Leon|title=Chapter 12 - The hip|date=2011-01-01|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443068157000127|work=Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques, Volume 2 (Second Edition)|pages=391–445|editor-last=Chaitow|editor-first=Leon|place=Oxford|publisher=Churchill Livingstone|language=en|doi=10.1016/b978-0-443-06815-7.00012-7|isbn=978-0-443-06815-7|access-date=2020-12-15|last2=DeLany|first2=Judith|editor2-last=DeLany|editor2-first=Judith}}</ref> and part of the notch between the anterior superior iliac spine and [[anterior inferior iliac spine]]. It runs obliquely across the upper and anterior part of the [[thigh]] in an inferomedial direction.<ref name=":0" />
It passes behind the [[medial condyle of the femur]] to end in a tendon. This tendon curves anteriorly to join the tendons of the [[Gracilis muscle|gracilis]] and [[semitendinosus muscle]]s in the [[pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]], where it inserts into the superomedial surface of the [[tibia]].<ref name=":0" />
It passes behind the [[medial condyle of the femur]] to end in a tendon. This tendon curves anteriorly to join the tendons of the [[Gracilis muscle|gracilis]] and [[semitendinosus muscle]]s in the [[pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]], where it inserts into the superomedial surface of the [[tibia]].<ref name=":0" />


Its upper portion forms the lateral border of the [[femoral triangle]], and the point where it crosses [[Adductor longus muscle|adductor longus]] marks the apex of the triangle. Deep to sartorius and its fascia is the [[adductor canal]], through which the [[saphenous nerve]], [[femoral artery]] and [[Femoral vein|vein]], and nerve to [[vastus medialis]] pass.<ref name=":0" />
Its upper portion forms the lateral border of the [[femoral triangle]], and the point where it crosses [[Adductor longus muscle|adductor longus]] marks the apex of the triangle. Deep to sartorius and its fascia is the [[adductor canal]], through which the [[saphenous nerve]], [[femoral artery]] and [[Femoral vein|vein]], and nerve to [[vastus medialis]] pass.<ref name=":0" />


===Nerve supply===
===Innervation===
Like the other muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh, sartorius is innervated by the [[femoral nerve]].<ref name=":0" />
Like the other muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh, the sartorius is innervated by the [[femoral nerve]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


===Variation===
===Variation===
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==Function==
==Function==
The sartorius muscle can move the hip joint and the knee joint, but all of its actions are weak, making it a synergist muscle. At the hip, it can flex, weakly abduct, and laterally rotate the thigh. At the knee, it can flex the leg; when the knee is flexed, sartorius medially rotates the leg.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Moore334"/> Turning the foot to look at the sole or sitting cross-legged demonstrates all four actions of the sartorius.<ref name=":0" />
The sartorius muscle can move the hip joint and the knee joint, but all of its actions are weak, making it a [[synergist muscle]].<ref name=":1" /> At the hip, it can flex, weakly abduct, and laterally rotate the femur.<ref name=":1" /> At the knee, it can flex the leg; when the knee is flexed, sartorius medially rotates the leg.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Moore334"/> Sitting cross-legged demonstrates all four actions of the sartorius.<ref name=":0" />


==Clinical significance==
==Clinical significance==
One of the many conditions that can disrupt the use of the sartorius is [[pes anserine bursitis]], an inflammatory condition of the medial portion of the knee. This condition usually occurs in athletes from overuse and is characterized by pain, swelling and tenderness. The [[Pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]] is made up from the tendons of the [[Gracilis muscle|gracilis]], semitendinosus, and sartorius muscles; these tendons attach onto the anteromedial proximal tibia. When inflammation of the bursa underlying the tendons occurs they separate from the head of the tibia.
One of the many conditions that can disrupt the use of the sartorius is [[pes anserine bursitis]], an inflammatory condition of the medial portion of the knee. This condition usually occurs in athletes from overuse and is characterized by pain, swelling and tenderness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anterior Knee Pain: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment |url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21620-anterior-knee-pain-pes-anserinus-bursitis |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Cleveland Clinic}}</ref> The [[Pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]] involves the tendons of the [[Gracilis muscle|gracilis]], semitendinosus, and sartorius muscles; these tendons attach onto the anteromedial proximal tibia. When inflammation of the bursae underlying the tendons occurs, they separate from the head of the tibia.{{medical citation needed|date=June 2022}}

== History ==
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The name sartorius comes from the [[Latin]] word ''sartor'', meaning tailor,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29185395|title=Mosby's medical, nursing, and allied health dictionary : illustrated in full color throughout.|date=1994|publisher=Mosby|others=Anderson, Kenneth, 1921-2001., Anderson, Lois E., Glanze, Walter D.|isbn=0-8016-7225-2|edition=4th|location=St. Louis|pages=1394|oclc=29185395}}</ref> and it is sometimes called the tailor's muscle.<ref name=":0" /> This name is likely in reference to the cross-legged position in which tailors once sat.<ref name=":0" /> Similarly in French, an older name for this muscle is "couturier" (seamstress or dressmaker), with similar reference to "sitting as a tailor" (in French: "s'asseoir en tailleur"). There are other hypotheses as to the origin of the name. One is that it refers to the location of the inferior portion of the muscle being the "inseam" or area of the inner thigh that tailors commonly measure when fitting trousers. Another is that the muscle closely resembles a tailor's ribbon. Additionally, antique sewing machines required continuous crossbody pedaling. This combination of lateral rotation and flexion of the hip and flexion of the knee gave tailors particularly developed sartorius muscles.


==Additional images==
==Additional images==

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Sartorius muscle
Muscles of the right leg, viewed from the front. (Rectus femoris removed to reveal the vastus intermedius.)
Details
OriginAnterior superior iliac spine of the pelvic bone
InsertionAnteromedial surface of the proximal tibia in the pes anserinus
ArteryFemoral artery
NerveFemoral nerve (sometimes from the intermediate cutaneous nerve of thigh)
ActionsFlexion, abduction, and lateral rotation of the hip, flexion of the knee[1]
Identifiers
Latinmusculus sartorius
TA98A04.7.02.015
TA22610
FMA22353
Anatomical terms of muscle

The sartorius muscle (/sɑːrˈtɔːriəs/) is the longest muscle in the human body.[2] It is a long, thin, superficial muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment.[3]

Structure

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The sartorius muscle originates from the anterior superior iliac spine,[4] and part of the notch between the anterior superior iliac spine and anterior inferior iliac spine. It runs obliquely across the upper and anterior part of the thigh in an inferomedial direction.[3] It passes behind the medial condyle of the femur to end in a tendon. This tendon curves anteriorly to join the tendons of the gracilis and semitendinosus muscles in the pes anserinus, where it inserts into the superomedial surface of the tibia.[3]

Its upper portion forms the lateral border of the femoral triangle, and the point where it crosses adductor longus marks the apex of the triangle. Deep to sartorius and its fascia is the adductor canal, through which the saphenous nerve, femoral artery and vein, and nerve to vastus medialis pass.[3]

Innervation

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Like the other muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh, the sartorius is innervated by the femoral nerve.[3][4]

Variation

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It may originate from the outer end of the inguinal ligament, the notch of the ilium, the ilio-pectineal line or the pubis.

The muscle may be split into two parts, and one part may be inserted into the fascia lata, the femur, the ligament of the patella or the tendon of the semitendinosus.

The tendon of insertion may end in the fascia lata, the capsule of the knee-joint, or the fascia of the leg.

The muscle may be absent in some people.[5]

Function

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The sartorius muscle can move the hip joint and the knee joint, but all of its actions are weak, making it a synergist muscle.[4] At the hip, it can flex, weakly abduct, and laterally rotate the femur.[4] At the knee, it can flex the leg; when the knee is flexed, sartorius medially rotates the leg.[3][1] Sitting cross-legged demonstrates all four actions of the sartorius.[3]

Clinical significance

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One of the many conditions that can disrupt the use of the sartorius is pes anserine bursitis, an inflammatory condition of the medial portion of the knee. This condition usually occurs in athletes from overuse and is characterized by pain, swelling and tenderness.[6] The pes anserinus involves the tendons of the gracilis, semitendinosus, and sartorius muscles; these tendons attach onto the anteromedial proximal tibia. When inflammation of the bursae underlying the tendons occurs, they separate from the head of the tibia.[medical citation needed]

History

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The name sartorius comes from the Latin word sartor, meaning tailor,[7] and it is sometimes called the tailor's muscle.[3] This name is likely in reference to the cross-legged position in which tailors once sat.[3] Similarly in French, an older name for this muscle is "couturier" (seamstress or dressmaker), with similar reference to "sitting as a tailor" (in French: "s'asseoir en tailleur"). There are other hypotheses as to the origin of the name. One is that it refers to the location of the inferior portion of the muscle being the "inseam" or area of the inner thigh that tailors commonly measure when fitting trousers. Another is that the muscle closely resembles a tailor's ribbon. Additionally, antique sewing machines required continuous crossbody pedaling. This combination of lateral rotation and flexion of the hip and flexion of the knee gave tailors particularly developed sartorius muscles.

Additional images

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  • Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions.
    Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions.
  • Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.
    Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.
  • The left femoral triangle.
    The left femoral triangle.
  • Front and medial aspect of right thigh.
    Front and medial aspect of right thigh.
  • Sartorius muscle
    Sartorius muscle
  • Sartorius muscle
    Sartorius muscle
  • Sartorius muscle
    Sartorius muscle
  • Sartorius muscle
    Sartorius muscle
  • Sartorius muscle
    Sartorius muscle
  • Sartorius muscle
    Sartorius muscle
  • Muscles of thigh. Cross section.
    Muscles of thigh. Cross section.

References

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 470 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ a b Moore, Keith; Anne Agur (2007). Essential Clinical Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-7817-6274-8.
  2. ^ Levin, Nancy (2019-10-26). "10 Largest Muscles in the Human Body". Largest.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, A. M. R. (2013-02-13). Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 545–546. ISBN 9781451119459.
  4. ^ a b c d Chaitow, Leon; DeLany, Judith (2011-01-01), Chaitow, Leon; DeLany, Judith (eds.), "Chapter 12 - The hip", Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques, Volume 2 (Second Edition), Oxford: Churchill Livingstone, pp. 391–445, doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-06815-7.00012-7, ISBN 978-0-443-06815-7, retrieved 2020-12-15
  5. ^ Scott-Conner, Carol E. H.; David L. Dawson (2003). Operative Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 606. ISBN 0-7817-3529-7.
  6. ^ "Anterior Knee Pain: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment". Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  7. ^ Mosby's medical, nursing, and allied health dictionary : illustrated in full color throughout. Anderson, Kenneth, 1921-2001., Anderson, Lois E., Glanze, Walter D. (4th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. 1994. p. 1394. ISBN 0-8016-7225-2. OCLC 29185395.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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