Espiral AtlasRectus femoris muscle
musculus rectus femoris
Extends the leg at the knee; it also stabilizes the hip and helps the iliopsoas flex the thigh.
In the full entry
The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Blood supply
Related clinical cases
- Contusions of the hip and thigh
- Paralysis of the quadriceps femoris
- Patellar reflex