Muscle Name: Vastus Lateralis

Medical Name:

• Vastus Lateralis

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• Part of the Quadriceps Femoris Group

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

Related Muscles:

• Rectus Femoris
• Vastus Medialis
• Vastus Intermedius
• Hamstrings
• Gluteus Maximus
• Adductor Group
• Tensor Fasciae Latae

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