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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