One of the muscles belong to the group consisting of the rectus femoris and the three heads of the vastus (lateralis, medialis, intermedius). [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 ]
Synonyms: quadriceps quadriceps femoris muscle
Term information
- EMAPA:19146
- EHDAA:8299
- galen:QuadricepsFemoris
- VHOG:0000828
- EHDAA2:0001583
- BTO:0001149
- SCTID:181669009
- UMLS:C0224440 (ncithesaurus:Quadriceps_Muscle_of_the_Thigh)
- MA:0002363
- EFO:0001938
- Wikipedia:Quadriceps_femoris_muscle
- FMA:22428
- NCIT:C33441
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
The quadriceps is a collective term for the rectus femoris and the three heads of the vastus (lateralis, medialis, intermedius). [Evolution, Fourth_Edition_(2006)_McGraw-Hill, Function, Kardong_KV, Vertebrates:_Comparative_Anatomy, p.391][VHOG]
musculus quadriceps femoris
quadricep muscle
quadriceps muscle of the thigh
quadriceps muscle of thigh
quadriceps muscle
Term relations
- hindlimb muscle
- has muscle origin some rectus femoris
- has muscle insertion some tibia
- part of some hindlimb
- innervated_by some femoral nerve