List of external rotators of the human body

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External rotation (or extorsion or lateral rotation) is an anatomical term of motion referring to rotation away from the center of the body. The external rotator muscles include:

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of arm/humerus at shoulder^[1]
of thigh/femur at hip^[2]
of leg at knee^[3]
- Biceps femoris
of eyeball (motion is also called "extorsion" or excyclotorsion)^[4]
- Inferior rectus muscle
- Inferior oblique muscle

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List of internal rotators of the human body

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