The medial muscles of the thigh are innervated by the
A)iliohypogastric nerve.
B)genitofemoral nerve.
C)femoral nerve.
D)obturator nerve.
E)saphenous nerve.

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The obturator nerve innervates the medial muscles of the thigh, including the adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and obturator externus. The iliohypogastric nerve innervates the abdominal muscles, the genitofemoral nerve innervates the cremaster muscle and skin of the scrotum (in males) or labia majora (in females), the femoral nerve innervates the quadriceps femoris and sartorius muscles, and the saphenous nerve innervates the skin of the medial leg and foot.

The Medial Muscles of the Thigh Are Innervated by the