Anatomy
quadriceps femoris
Subclass of:
Skeletal muscle
Definitions related to quadriceps femoris muscle:
  • (muscle, quadriceps femoris) A group of muscles in the thigh, in general extending from the pelvis to the patella and tibia; primary function is extension of the femorotibial joint.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (quadriceps muscle) The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised of the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (quadriceps femoris) Organ cluster of muscle organs in the anterior compartment of thigh.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (quadriceps muscle of the thigh) A group of four powerful muscles in the front of the thigh. Their actions involve the extension of the knee joint.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Quadriceps femoris muscle, large fleshy muscle group covering the front and sides of the thigh. It has four parts: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. They originate at the ilium (upper part of the pelvis, or hipbone) and femur (thighbone), come together in a...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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