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
  • Deltoid muscle
  • Subscapularis
  • Teres major
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis major

• of thigh/femur at hip
  • Tensor fasciae latae
  • Gluteus medius
  • Gluteus minimus

• of leg at knee
  • Popliteus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Semitendinosus

• of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion)
  • Superior rectus muscle
  • Superior oblique muscle

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This article uses anatomical terminology; for an overview, see Anatomical terminology.