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