List of internal rotators of the human body
# List of internal rotators of the human body

In anatomy, internal rotation (also known as medial rotation) is an anatomical term referring to rotation towards the center of the body.

## Muscles

The muscles of internal rotation include:

* of arm/humerus at shoulder
   * Anterior part of the deltoid muscle
   * Subscapularis
   * Teres major
   * Latissimus dorsi
   * Pectoralis major
* of thigh/femur at hip
   * Tensor fasciae latae
   * Gluteus minimus
   * Anterior fibers of Gluteus medius
   * Adductor longus and Adductor brevis
* of leg at knee
   * Popliteus
   * Semimembranosus
   * Semitendinosus
   * Sartorius
* of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion)
   * Superior rectus muscle
   * Superior oblique muscle
