Muscular

Muscular

The system in the body composed of muscle cells and tissues that bring about movement of an organ or part of the body.

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vastus intermedius

Anatomy; Muscular

It arises from the front and lateral surfaces of the body of the femur in its upper two-thirds, sitting under Rectus Femoris and from the lower part of the lateral intermuscular septum.

The largest part of the Quadriceps femoris. It arises by a broad aponeurosis, which is attached to the upper part of the intertrochanteric line, to the anterior and inferior borders of the greater ...

rectus femoris

Anatomy; Muscular

This is one of the four quadriceps muscles of the human body.

sartorius

Anatomy; Muscular

The longest muscle in the human body – is a long thin muscle that runs down the length of the thigh. Its upper portion forms the lateral border of the femoral triangle.

quadratus femoris

Anatomy; Muscular

A flat, quadrilateral skeletal muscle. Located on the posterior side of the hip joint, it is a strong external rotator and adductor of the thigh,(2) but also acts to stabilize the femoral head in the ...

superior gemellus

Anatomy; Muscular

The Gemelli are two small muscular fasciculi, accessories to the tendon of the Obturator internus which is received into a groove between them.

inferior gemellus

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle of the human body. The Gemelli are two small muscular fasciculi, accessories to the tendon of the Obturator internus which is received into a groove between them.