Muscle group · Thigh
Quadriceps
Musculus quadriceps femoris
In Review
The four muscles on the front of the thigh — rectus femoris and the three vastii — which converge on a single tendon over the patella to straighten the knee, and, in the case of rectus femoris, also flex the hip.
Also known as
- quads
- quadriceps femoris
- thigh muscles
- front of thigh