Which of the following muscles adducts and medially rotates the thigh?
A) Gracilis
B) Piriformis
C) Adductor magnus
D) Rectus femoris
E) Sartorius

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Adductor magnus is the muscle that adducts and medially rotates the thigh as it originates from the ischial tuberosity and inserts into the adductor tubercle of the femur. Gracilis adducts but does not medially rotate the thigh, Piriformis laterally rotates but does not adduct the thigh, Rectus femoris flexes the hip and extends the knee but does not adduct or medially rotate the thigh, and Sartorius flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates the thigh but does not adduct medially rotate it.

Which of the Following Muscles Adducts and Medially Rotates the Thigh