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Definition of Musculus quadriceps femoris

1. Noun. A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg.

Medical Definition of Musculus quadriceps femoris

1. Origin, by four heads: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis; insertion, patella, and thence by ligamentum patellae to tuberosity of tibia; action, extends leg; flexes thigh by action of rectus femoris; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps extensor femoris, quadriceps muscle of thigh. (05 Mar 2000)

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1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"Quadriceps Extensor Cruris (musculus quadriceps femoris). —This muscle is composed of four portions. The rectus femoris, which is placed on the front of the ..."

2. Manual of Clinical Diagnosis by Otto Seifert, Heinrich Wilhelm Otto Seifert, Friedrich Müller (1887)
"The motor branches supply the internal pelvic muscles. The nervus cruralis supplies the musculus quadriceps femoris, sartorius, pectineus ; the nervus ..."

3. New Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment: Physico-clinical Medicine, the by Albert Abrams (1922)
"If the musculus quadriceps femoris is struck, its contraction yields an energy emanating from the loth dorsal spine (motor localization). ..."

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