Internal rotation

In anatomy, internal rotation (also known as medial rotation or intorsion) is rotation towards the center of the body.

The muscles of internal rotation include:


 * of arm/humerus at shoulder
 * Deltoid muscle
 * Subscapularis
 * Teres major
 * Latissimus dorsi
 * Pectoralis major
 * Biceps Brachii


 * of thigh/femur at hip
 * Tensor fasciae latae
 * Gluteus medius


 * of leg at knee
 * Popliteus
 * Semimembranosus
 * Semitendinosus


 * of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion)
 * Superior rectus muscle
 * Superior oblique muscle