Espiral Atlas
MuscleLower limb

Sartorius muscle

musculus sartorius

Flexes, abducts and laterally rotates the thigh; flexes the leg at the knee (and rotates it medially with the knee flexed). It is the longest muscle in the body and, together, its four actions cross the legs in the tailor's sitting position.

Lower limb – 3D human anatomy atlas

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