Quadriceps
leg muscle
The quadriceps femoris muscle, also called the quadriceps extensor, quadriceps or quads is a large muscle group that includes four large muscles on the front of the thigh. These are the only muscles in the human body that can extend the knee.
Structure
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changeThe Quadriceps are divided into four different muscles, also called the 'heads'[1][2]
- The rectus femoris muscle is located in the middle of the thigh, covering most of the other three quadriceps muscles.[1] It originates from the hip bone. It is named for its straight course.
- The vastus lateralis muscle is on the outer side of the thigh.[1]
- The vastus medialis muscle is on the inner part of the thigh.[1]
- The vastus intermedius muscle lies between vastus lateralis and vastus medialis on the front of the femur, but deeper than the rectus femoris muscle.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bakkum, Barclay W.; Cramer, Gregory D. (2014-01-01), Cramer, Gregory D.; Darby, Susan A. (eds.), "Chapter 4 - Muscles That Influence the Spine", Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Ans (Third Edition), Saint Louis: Mosby, pp. 98–134, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-07954-9.00004-9, ISBN 978-0-323-07954-9, retrieved 2020-12-23
- ↑ Chaitow, Leon; DeLany, Judith (2011-01-01), Chaitow, Leon; DeLany, Judith (eds.), "Chapter 13 - The knee", Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques, Volume 2 (Second Edition), Oxford: Churchill Livingstone, pp. 447–501, doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-06815-7.00013-9, ISBN 978-0-443-06815-7, retrieved 2020-12-23