Tags: Anatomical Structure, Muscle.

The adductor brevis is a muscle in the thigh situated immediately behind the pectineus and adductor longus. It belongs to the adductor muscle group. The main function of the adductor brevis is to pull the thigh medially. The adductor brevis and the rest of the adductor muscle group is also used to stabilize left to right movements of the trunk when standing on both feet or to balance when standing on a moving surface.

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