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  2. Rectus femoris muscle - Wikipedia

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    The rectus femoris is situated in the middle of the front of the thigh; it is fusiform in shape, and its superficial fibers are arranged in a bipenniform manner, the deep fibers running straight (Latin: rectus) down to the deep aponeurosis. Its functions are to flex the thigh at the hip joint and to extend the leg at the knee joint. [1]

  3. Posterior compartment of thigh - Wikipedia

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    The tendons of the above muscles can be felt as prominent cords on both sides of the fossa—the biceps femoris tendon on the lateral side and the semimembranosus and semitendinosus tendons on the medial side. The hamstrings flex the knee, and aided by the gluteus maximus, they extend the hip during walking and running.

  4. List of flexors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Anterior compartment of thigh. Rectus femoris (part of the quadriceps muscle group) Sartorius; One of the gluteal muscles: Tensor fasciae latae; Medial compartment of thigh. Pectineus; Adductor longus; Adductor brevis; Gracilis; Without the iliopsoas muscles, flexion in sitting position is not possible across the horizontal plane. [2]

  5. Biceps femoris muscle - Wikipedia

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    The biceps femoris (/ ˈ b aɪ s ɛ p s ˈ f ɛ m ər ɪ s /) is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back. As its name implies, it consists of two heads; the long head is considered part of the hamstring muscle group, while the short head is sometimes excluded from this characterization, as it only causes knee flexion (but not hip extension) [1] and is activated by a separate ...

  6. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    extends/flexes vertebral column, flexes head and neck to same side ... and abducts thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg: 2 1 rectus femoris: Lower limb, Thigh ...

  7. List of extensors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, extension is a movement of a joint that increases the angle between two bones or body surfaces at a joint. Extension usually results in straightening of the bones or body surfaces involved.

  8. Anterior compartment of thigh - Wikipedia

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    The nerve of the anterior compartment of thigh is the femoral nerve. [2] Innervation for the quadriceps muscles come from the posterior division of the femoral nerve, while the anterior division (which contains cutaneous as well as muscular components) gives a lateral and a medial branch, the second being responsible for the innervation of the sartorius muscle. [4]

  9. Semimembranosus muscle - Wikipedia

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    The semimembranosus muscle (/ ˌ s ɛ m i ˌ m ɛ m b r ə ˈ n oʊ s ə s /) is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles in the thigh. It is so named because it has a flat tendon of origin. It lies posteromedially in the thigh, deep to the semitendinosus muscle. It extends the hip joint and flexes the knee joint.

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