Muscle Name: Quadriceps (Front of Thigh)

Medical Name:

• Quadriceps Femoris

Other Names:

• Quads
• Thigh Muscles

Heads:

• Rectus Femoris
• Vastus Lateralis
• Vastus Medialis
• Vastus Intermedius

Rectus Femoris

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

Vastus Lateralis

Movement:

• Extension of the knee
  • Straightening the leg

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Greater trochanter of the femur
  • Lateral lip of the linea aspera
• Insertion:
  • Patella via the quadriceps tendon
  • Tibial tuberosity via the patellar ligament

Vastus Medialis

Movement:

• Extension of the knee
  • Straightening the leg

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Intertrochanteric line of the femur
  • Medial lip of the linea aspera
• Insertion:
  • Patella via the quadriceps tendon
  • Tibial tuberosity via the patellar ligament

Vastus Intermedius

Movement:

• Extension of the knee
  • Straightening the leg

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Anterior and lateral surfaces of the femoral shaft
• Insertion:
  • Patella via the quadriceps tendon
  • Tibial tuberosity via the patellar ligament

Related Muscles:

• Hamstrings
• Gluteus Maximus
• Adductor Group
• Tensor Fasciae Latae
• Sartorius

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