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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of anterior and medial aspects of thigh

Quadriceps femoris muscle.

Image #188-6

KEYWORDS: Muscles and tendons, Thigh.

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Dissection of anterior and medial aspects of thigh
Quadriceps femoris muscle.
The components of the right quadriceps femoris have been separated from each other to show their relations in a specimen from which most of the other muscles of the thigh have been removed. In the following views of this sequence the major features of this muscle complex are illustrated.
  1. Gluteus medius muscle
  2. Iliopsoas muscle
  3. Rectus femoris muscle
  4. Vastus lateralis muscle
  5. Patella
  6. Patellar ligament
  7. Femoral artery
  8. Inguinal ligament
  9. Pectineus muscle
  10. Vastus medialis muscle
  11. Medial epicondyle
  12. Medial patellar retinaculum