Anatomy Of Quad Muscles

The quadriceps femoris is a group of muscles located in the front of the thigh. The quadriceps attach to the front of the tibia and originate at the top of the femur.

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They are the vastus medialis intermedius and lateralis and finally the rectus femoris.

Anatomy of quad muscles. The quadriceps are a group of four muscles that sit on the anterior or front aspect of the thigh. The quadriceps femoris consists of four individual muscles. Rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus medialis and vastus intermedius.

The iliopsoas is actually two muscles the psoas major and the iliacus. The vastus lateralis originates on the lateral surface of the femur the vastus intermedius on the anterior surface and the vastus medialis on the medial surface. It has four parts.

The vastus lateralis muscle originates at the linea aspera and greater trochanter of the femur loops around the shaft and mainly runs into the quadriceps tendon. Mirror inverted to the vastus medialis muscle a small part goes around the patella laterally and inserts at the lateral condyle of the tibia lateral patellar retinaculum. The rectus femoris the vastus lateralis the vastus medialis and the vastus intermedius.

Anatomy chart courtesy of fcit. The sartorius is the longest muscle in the body. Quadriceps femoris muscle large fleshy muscle group covering the front and sides of the thigh.

The rectus femoris has its origin on the iliac spine of the hip bone. It has four parts. Rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus medialis and vastus intermedius.

The other quadriceps muscles have their origins on the femur. The latin translation of quadriceps is four headed as the group contains four separate muscles. Muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh iliopsoas.

In video 270365 rob explains the function of the quads. Anatomy of the quad muscles your quads are made up four muscles all of which help straighten your knee.

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