Muscular system
Obturator externus
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Medial compartment of thigh
DescriptionUnreviewed
The external obturator muscle, obturator externus muscle (OE) is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis.
It is sometimes considered part of the medial compartment of thigh, and sometimes considered part of the gluteal region.
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Names
- Latin
- Obturator externus
- English
- Obturator externus
- French
- Obturateur externe
- Spanish
- Obturador externo
- Portuguese
- Obturador externo