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Definition of Sartorius muscle
1. Noun. A muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body.
Generic synonyms: Skeletal Muscle, Striated Muscle
Derivative terms: Sartorial
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sartorius Muscle
Literary usage of Sartorius muscle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"At the apex of the triangle it crosses over the femoral vt>s> and is directed
downwards over or through the sartorius muscle, and beneath tta fascia lata, ..."
2. Modern Surgery, General and Operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1910)
"The artery for its first five inches is superficial, lying in Scarpa's triangle,
a space which is bounded externally by the sartorius muscle and internally ..."
3. Modern surgery, general and operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1907)
"The artery for its first five inches is superficial, lying in Scarpa's triangle,
a space which is bounded externally by the sartorius muscle and internally ..."
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