- but deep to the
rectus femoris muscle. Typically, it
cannot be seen
without dissection of the
rectus femoris. The
rectus femoris arises from the anterior...
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branches of the
profunda femoris artery, the
inferior gluteal artery, and the
popliteal artery. Both
heads of the
biceps femoris perform knee flexion. Since...
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superiorly knee: with the
tibia and
patella inferiorly Identifiers Latin os
femoris, os
longissimum MeSH D005269 TA98 A02.5.04.001 TA2 1360 FMA 9611 Anatomical...
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femoral nerve innervates the
quadriceps femoris, a
fourth of
which is the
rectus femoris. When the
rectus femoris receives the
signal that has traveled...
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quadratus femoris tendinitis.
Magnetic resonance imaging can show
abnormal signal intensity at the
insertion of the
right quadratus femoris tendon, which...
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thigh (semitendinosus, semimembranosus,
biceps femoris) flex (bend) the knee,
while all but the
biceps femoris extend (straighten) the hip. The
three 'true'...
- the
profunda femoris artery, but may
occasionally arise directly from the
femoral artery. It is the
largest branch of the
profunda femoris artery. The...
- The
nerve to
quadratus femoris is a
nerve of the
sacral plexus that
provides motor innervation to the
quadratus femoris muscle and
gemellus inferior muscle...
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quadriceps femoris: the
central rectus femoris,
which is
surrounded by the
three vasti, the
vastus intermedius, medialis, and lateralis.
Rectus femoris is attached...
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Biceps femoris tendon rupture can
occur when the
biceps femoris is
injured in
sports that
require explosive bending of the knee as seen in sprinting. If...
