sartorius
noun
sar·to·ri·us
sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əs 
plural sartorii
sär-ˈtȯr-ē-ˌī
-ē-ˌē
: a muscle that crosses the front of the thigh obliquely, assists in rotating the leg to the cross-legged position in which the knees are spread wide apart, and in humans is the longest muscle
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The biggest difference in Hall’s muscle volume was seen in the ‘guy ropes’ – the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles – which stabilize the pelvis and thigh bone (femur).
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New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024
They are made up of 5 muscles: iliacus, psoas, pectineus, rectus femoris, and sartorius.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
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New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024
They are made up of 5 muscles: iliacus, psoas, pectineus, rectus femoris, and sartorius.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
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“Sartorius.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sartorius. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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sartorius
noun
sar·to·ri·us
sär-ˈtōr-ē-əs
plural sartorii
-ē-ˌī
: a muscle that arises from the anterior superior iliac spine, crosses the front of the thigh obliquely to insert on the upper part of the inner surface of the tibia, is the longest muscle in the human body, and acts to flex, abduct, and rotate the thigh laterally at the hip joint and to flex the leg at the knee joint and to rotate it medially in a way that enables one to sit with the heel of one leg on the knee of the opposite leg
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