Rectus femoris muscle
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title:
Rectus femoris muscle
text:
The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four quadriceps muscles of the human body. The others are the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius, and the vastus lateralis. All four parts of the quadriceps muscle attach to the patella by the quadriceps tendon. The rectus femoris is situated in the middle of the front of the thigh; it is fusiform in shape, and its superficial fibers are arranged in a bipenniform manner, the deep fibers running straight down to the deep aponeurosis. Its functions are
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Muscle in the quad
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectus_femoris_muscle
date created:
2005-10-31T05:32:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T07:02:14Z
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