Thigh

Muscles in the Thigh region

42 entries

All Types 42 Muscles 42 Bones 20 Tendons 15 Ligaments 1 Nerves 19 Vessels 16 Fascia & Spaces 21 Clinical Maps 5

42 entries · Muscles

Muscle Adductor Brevis musculus adductor brevis Thigh The adductor brevis is the shortest of the three named adductors, lying deep to the adductor… Also: Full overview · Detail

Muscle Adductor Longus musculus adductor longus Thigh The adductor longus is the most anterior and superficial of the medial thigh adductors, forming the… Also: Full overview · Detail

Muscle Adductor Magnus musculus adductor magnus Thigh The adductor magnus is the largest and most powerful adductor, a triangular muscle with two functionally… Also: Full overview · Detail

Muscle Adductor Magnus Hamstring Portion musculus adductor magnus, caput ischiocondylare Thigh The ischiocondylar (hamstring) portion of adductor magnus is the posterolateral component arising from the ischial tuberosity…

Muscle Adductor Minimus musculus adductor minimus Thigh Adductor minimus is the uppermost portion of adductor magnus, sometimes described as a separate muscle when…

Muscle Articularis Genu musculus articularis genus Thigh The articularis genu is a small muscle slip deep to the vastus intermedius that attaches to…

Muscle Biceps Femoris musculus biceps femoris Thigh The biceps femoris is the lateral hamstring, consisting of a long head arising from the ischial… Also: Detail

Muscle Gracilis musculus gracilis Thigh The gracilis is the most medial and superficial thigh muscle, a thin strap muscle spanning from… Also: Full overview · Detail

Muscle Hamstrings musculi ischiocruris Thigh The hamstrings are a group of three muscles, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus, running along the…

Muscle Hamstrings Group Detail musculi ischiocrurei (overview) Thigh The hamstrings (biceps femoris long head, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus) are the primary knee flexors and important…

Muscle Pectineus musculus pectineus Thigh The pectineus is a flat, quadrangular muscle forming the medial wall of the femoral triangle, running… Also: Full overview · Detail

Muscle Quadriceps Femoris musculus quadriceps femoris Thigh The quadriceps femoris is actually a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh,…

Muscle Rectus Femoris musculus rectus femoris Thigh The rectus femoris is the only quadriceps head that crosses the hip joint, arising from the… Also: Detail

Muscle Sartorius musculus sartorius Thigh The sartorius is the longest muscle in the human body, running diagonally across the entire anterior… Also: Full overview

Muscle Semimembranosus musculus semimembranosus Thigh The semimembranosus is the deepest and most medial hamstring, named for the broad flat membranous tendon… Also: Detail

Muscle Semitendinosus musculus semitendinosus Thigh The semitendinosus is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles and has the longest tendon… Also: Detail

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… Also: Full overview · Detail

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… Also: Detail

Muscle Vastus Medialis musculus vastus medialis Thigh The vastus medialis is the most medial quadriceps head, its distal oblique fibres forming the VMO… Also: Detail

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…