Pectineus muscle
The pectineus muscle (/pɛkˈtɪniəs/, from the Latin word pecten, meaning comb)[1] is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior (front) part of the upper and medial (inner) aspect of the thigh.[3] The pectineus muscle arises from the pectineal line of the pubis and to a slight extent from the surface of bone in front of it, between the iliopectineal eminence and pubic tubercle, and from the fascia covering the anterior surface of the muscle; the fibers pass downward, backward, and lateral, to be inserted into the pectineal line of the femur which leads from the lesser trochanter to the linea aspera.The pectineus is in relation by its anterior surface with the pubic portion of the fascia lata, which separates it from the femoral artery and vein and internal saphenous vein, and lower down with the profunda femoris artery.By its external border with the psoas major, the femoral artery resting upon the line of interval.[6] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 472 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)