Muscle group · Thigh
Quadriceps
Musculus quadriceps femoris
Reviewed by Dr. Ryan Rietz, D.P.T. and Dr. John Breyman, D.C.
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