Groin - wikipedia Groin For other uses, see Groin ( disambiguation ). In human anatomy, the groin ( the adjective is inguinal, as in inguinal canal ) is the junctional area ( also known as the inguinal region ) between the abdomen and the thigh on either side of the pubic bone. This is also known as the medial compartment of the thigh that consists of the adductor muscles of the hip or the groin muscles. A pulled groin muscle usually refers to a painful injury sustained by straining the hip adductor muscles. These hip adductor muscles that make up the groin consist of the adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus. These groin muscles adduct the thigh ( bring the femur and knee closer to the midline ). The groin is innervated by the obturator nerve, with two exceptions : the pectineus muscle is innervated by the femoral nerve, and the hamstring portion of adductor magnus is innervated by the tibial nerve. In the groin, underneath the skin, there are three to five deep inguinal lymph nodes that play a role in the immune system. These can be swollen due to certain diseases, the most common one being a simple infection, and, less likely, from cancer. A chain of superficial inguinal lymph nodes drain to the deep nodes. In a venography procedure, the groin is the preferred site for incisions to enter a catheter into the vascular system. The inguinal ligament runs from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine and its anatomy is very important for hernia operations. ' Groin ' is sometimes used as a euphemism for the reproductive organs. Clinical significance In a venography procedure, the groin is the preferred site for incisions to enter a catheter into the vascular system. Pulled groin muscle See also Loin Athletic pubalgia References Jump up ^ Dorland 's ( 2012 ). Dorland 's Illustrated Medical Dictionary ( 32nd ed. ). Elsevier. p. 739. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4160 - 6257 - 8. Jump up ^ `` WebMB.com : Groin problems and injuries ''. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 23. Jump up ^ `` American Running Association ''. Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 23. Jump up ^ Kenneth S. Saladin ( 2010 ). Anatomy & Physiology : The Unity of Form and Function ( 5th ed. ). McGraw Hill. OCLC 743254985. Jump up ^ `` GetBodySmart.com ''. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Groin. Human regional anatomy Head Ear Face Cheek Chin Eye Mouth Nose Forehead Jaw Occiput Scalp Temple Neck Adam 's apple Throat Trunk Abdomen Waist Midriff Navel Back Thorax Breast Pelvis Sex organs Limbs Arm Shoulder Axilla Brachium Elbow Forearm Wrist Hand Finger Thumb Index Middle Ring Little Leg Buttocks Hip Thigh Knee Calf Foot Ankle Heel Sole Toe Other Écorché General anatomy : systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groin&oldid=806775249 '' Categories : Human anatomy Talk About Wikipedia Avañe'ẽ Català Čeština ChiShona Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français 한국어 Ido Italiano עברית Kiswahili Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Occitan Português Русский Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Українська Žemaitėška 中文 26 more Edit links This page was last edited on 24 October 2017, at 02 : 21. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the groin located in the human body
Answer: the junctional area (also known as the inguinal region) between the abdomen and the thigh[1] on either side of the pubic bone