List of internal rotators of the human body

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In anatomy, internal rotation (also known as medial rotation) is an anatomical term referring to rotation towards the center of the body.

Muscles

The muscles of internal rotation include:

• of arm/humerus at shoulder^[1]
  • Deltoid muscle
  • Subscapularis
  • Teres major
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis major

• of thigh/femur at hip^[2]
  • Tensor fasciae latae
  • Gluteus medius
  • Gluteus minimus

• of leg at knee^[3]
  • Popliteus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Semitendinosus

• of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion)^[4]
  • Superior rectus muscle
  • Superior oblique muscle

References

External links

This article uses anatomical terminology; for an overview, see anatomical terminology.

• internal+rotation at eMedicine Dictionary