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| Obturator Internus Origin |
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| Pelvic surfaces and ischium; obturator membrane |
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| Obturator Internus Insertion |
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| Greater trochanter of femur |
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| Obturator Internus Innervation |
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| Nerve to obturator internus L5, S1-2 |
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| Obturator Internus Action |
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| Rotates thigh laterally; assists in holding head of femur in acetabulum |
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| Pelvic surface of 2nd to 4th sacral segments; superior margin of greater sciatic notch and sacrotuberous ligament . |
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| Greater trochanter of femur |
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| Rotates thigh laterally; assists in holding head of femur in acetabulum; abducts thigh |
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| Body of pubis, tendinous arch or obturator fascia, and ischial spine |
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| Perineal body, coccyx, anococcygeal ligament, walls of prostate or vagin, rectum, and anal canal |
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| nerve to levator ani and inferior anal nerve and coccygeal plexus |
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| Helps to support the pelvic viscera and resists increases in intra-abdominal pressure |
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| forms small part of pelvic diaphragm that supports pelvic viscera; flexes coccyx |
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