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Muscles

Complete muscle reference, origins, insertions, nerve supply, actions, clinical notes, and common injuries.

43 muscles

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Muscle Rectus Femoris musculus rectus femoris Thigh The rectus femoris is the only quadriceps head that crosses the hip joint, arising from the… Muscle Rectus Femoris Detail musculus rectus femoris detail Thigh The rectus femoris is unique among the quadriceps in crossing both the hip and knee joints.… Muscle Sartorius musculus sartorius Thigh The sartorius is the longest muscle in the human body, running diagonally across the entire anterior… Muscle Sartorius (Full) musculus sartorius Thigh The sartorius is the longest muscle in the body, crossing both the hip and knee as… Muscle Semimembranosus musculus semimembranosus Thigh The semimembranosus is the deepest and most medial hamstring, named for the broad flat membranous tendon… Muscle Semimembranosus Detail musculus semimembranosus detail Thigh The semimembranosus has five distinct insertional expansions, including the oblique popliteal ligament which reinforces the posterior… Muscle Semitendinosus musculus semitendinosus Thigh The semitendinosus is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles and has the longest tendon… Muscle Semitendinosus Detail musculus semitendinosus detail Thigh The semitendinosus has an exceptionally long thin tendon (relative to its belly) making it ideal for… Muscle Short Head Biceps Femoris Detail caput breve m. bicipitis femoris detail Thigh The short head is unique among the hamstrings in being innervated by the common peroneal nerve,… Muscle Short Head of Biceps Femoris musculus biceps femoris caput breve Thigh The short head of the biceps femoris is the only hamstring not arising from the ischial… Muscle Vastus Intermedius musculus vastus intermedius Thigh The vastus intermedius is the deepest of the four quadriceps heads, lying directly on the anterior… Muscle Vastus Intermedius (Full) musculus vastus intermedius Thigh The vastus intermedius is the deepest quadriceps muscle, lying directly on the femoral shaft deep to… Muscle Vastus Intermedius Detail musculus vastus intermedius detail Thigh The vastus intermedius is the deepest quadriceps component, lying directly on the anterior femur. It is… Muscle Vastus Lateralis musculus vastus lateralis Thigh The vastus lateralis is the largest of the four quadriceps heads, forming the prominent rounded mass… Muscle Vastus Lateralis Oblique musculus vastus lateralis obliquus Thigh The VLO represents the oblique distal fibres of the vastus lateralis that exert a lateral pull… Muscle Vastus Lateralis Oblique Detail musculus vastus lateralis obliquus detail Thigh The VLO is the distal oblique fibre bundle of VL, angled 40-50 degrees relative to the… Muscle Vastus Medialis musculus vastus medialis Thigh The vastus medialis is the most medial quadriceps head, its distal oblique fibres forming the VMO… Muscle Vastus Medialis Detail musculus vastus medialis detail Thigh The vastus medialis extends distally as the VMO (vastus medialis oblique) which has distinct fibres angled… Muscle Vastus Medialis Oblique musculus vastus medialis obliquus Thigh The vastus medialis oblique (VMO) refers specifically to the distal oblique fiber bundle of the vastus…