Dissection of anterior and medial aspects of thigh
Quadriceps femoris muscle.
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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.
- Gluteus medius muscle
- Iliopsoas muscle
- Rectus femoris muscle
- Vastus lateralis muscle
- Patella
- Patellar ligament
- Femoral artery
- Inguinal ligament
- Pectineus muscle
- Vastus medialis muscle
- Medial epicondyle
- Medial patellar retinaculum