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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
  • Anterior part of the deltoid muscle
  • Subscapularis
  • Teres major
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis major
• of thigh/femur at hip
  • Tensor fasciae latae
  • Gluteus generalis
  • Anterior fibers of Gluteus meralis
  • Adductor longus and Adductor brevis
• of leg at knee
  • Popliteus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Semitendinosus
  • Sartorius
• of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion)
  • Superior rectus muscle
  • Superior oblique muscle

See also

• List of external rotators of the human body

References

1. ^ Standring, Susan, ed. (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41st ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 9780702052309. OCLC 920806541.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. Hip Articulations
3. Knee Articulations
4. Intorsion at eMedicine Dictionary

External links

• Anatomical terms of motion