List of internal rotators of the human body

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^[1]
  • Subscapularis^[1]
  • Teres major^[1]
  • Latissimus dorsi^[1]
  • Pectoralis major^[1]
• of thigh/femur at hip^[2]
  • Tensor fasciae latae
  • Gluteus generalis
  • Anterior fibers of Gluteus meralis
  • Adductor longus and Adductor brevis
• of leg at knee^[3]
  • Popliteus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Semitendinosus
  • Sartorius
• of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion)^[4]
  • Superior rectus muscle
  • Superior oblique muscle

See also

• List of external rotators of the human body