Muscle Name: Rectus Femoris

Medical Name:

• Rectus Femoris

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• Part of the Quadriceps Femoris Group

Movement:

• Extension of the knee
  • Straightening the leg
• Flexion of the hip
  • Lifting the thigh upwards

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Anterior inferior iliac spine
  • Superior margin of the acetabulum
• Insertion:
  • Patella via the quadriceps tendon
  • Tibial tuberosity via the patellar ligament

Related Muscles:

• Vastus Lateralis
• Vastus Medialis
• Vastus Intermedius
• Iliopsoas
• Sartorius
• Hamstrings
• Gluteus Maximus

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