Which of these is the longest muscle in human body?

The sartorius muscle is the longest muscle. It is originated from pelvic bone from a point called anterior superior iliac spine. Extending downward across anteromedial side of the thigh passing the knee to insert at the medial surface of tibia bone, it flexes both hip and knee joints.

The name came from latin word "sartor" meaning "tailor" and it is sometimes called tailor' s muscle.

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Coral Harvey

Maybe due to the perceived cross legged sitting of Tailors .

Roselyn L Prollo

The Satorius is longest muscle in the human body .It is a long thin ,superfacial that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment.

Naked Kitty Slave

Remember the snake muscle from nursing school.

Patty Osterman-Cahak

Wording was confusing.

Tony Dottie Ciotta

Try basic English. It just sounded Greek to me.

Fred Zeb Fudpucker

I understand this description better! "The Sartorius are long thin muscles that run from the outside of the upper thigh down and across the leg to the inside of the knee. Its main functions are hip flexion, abduction and knee flexion. Some great exercises to train the Sartorius muscles include squats, cable abduction and step ups."