The quadriceps femoris muscle (/ˈkwɒdrɪsɛps ˈfɛmərɪs/, also called the quadriceps extensor, quadriceps or quads) is a large muscle group that includes...

In human anatomy, the quadriceps tendon works with the quadriceps muscle to extend the leg. All four parts of the quadriceps muscle attach to the shin...

A quadriceps tendon rupture is a tear of the tendon that runs from the quadriceps muscle to the top of the knee cap. Symptoms are pain and the inability...

and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a muscle in the thigh. Together with other muscles of the quadriceps group, it serves to extend the...

for prevention of OSD focus on the hamstrings and quadriceps. Direct stretching of the quadriceps can be painful so the use of foam rolling for self...

Dinoponera, Dinoponera quadriceps has the largest colonies with an average of 80 workers (range 26–238). Dinoponera quadriceps usually nest at the base...

vastus lateralis. All four parts of the quadriceps muscle attach to the patella (knee cap) by the quadriceps tendon. The rectus femoris is situated in...

A wall sit specifically refers to an exercise done to strengthen the quadriceps muscles. The exercise is characterized by the two right angles formed...

is a resistance weight training exercise that targets the quadriceps muscle (m. quadriceps femoris) in the legs. The exercise is done using a machine...

The quadriceps are relatively spared, and remain strong until the late stages of disease, which is the reason IBM2 is often referred to as quadriceps sparing...

length of the femur, and attaches with the other muscles of the quadriceps in the quadriceps tendon. The vastus medialis muscle originates from a continuous...

that the quadriceps tendon can exert on the femur by increasing the angle at which it acts. The patella is attached to the tendon of the quadriceps femoris...

Dinoponera quadriceps had antinociceptive properties. The authors note that the local population of northeast Brazil uses dry crushed Dinoponera quadriceps ants...

weak gluteal muscles, and muscle tightness, particularly in the calves, quadriceps muscle, and hamstrings. It may be associated with stiff ankle movement...

tendon of the quadriceps femoris. It is about 4.5 cm long in adults (range from 3 to 6 cm). The medial and lateral portions of the quadriceps tendon pass...

fields or beaches. "Scarites quadriceps Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-10. "Scarites quadriceps Report". Integrated Taxonomic...

a specialized structure known as a muscle spindle located within the quadriceps. This action potential travels to the L3 and L4 nerve roots of the spinal...

a higher risk of injury. Quadriceps dominance refers to a tendency of female athletes to preferentially use the quadriceps muscles to stabilize the knee...

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reflex hammer just below the patella stretches the muscle spindle in the quadriceps muscle. This produces a signal which travels back to the spinal cord and...

couple days. The term formerly referred more commonly to bruising of the quadriceps muscle of the anterior or lateral thigh, or contusion of the femur, that...

suprapatellar ligament forms the distal tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscles. The quadriceps muscles consist of the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis...

front of the body with the feet. It is an isolation exercise for the quadriceps. Overtraining can cause patellar tendinitis. The legs extension serves...

to treat PFPS are designed to strengthen the quadriceps muscles, because their weakness and quadriceps muscle imbalance may contribute to abnormal patellar...

(delts), pectorals (pecs), serratus anterior, gluteus maximus (glutes), quadriceps (quads), and gastrocnemius. Muscles involved in the side plank include:...

length of the femur, and attaches with the other muscles of the quadriceps in the quadriceps tendon. The vastus medialis muscle originates from a continuous...

fibers end in a superficial aponeurosis, which forms the deep part of the quadriceps femoris tendon. The vastus medialis and vastus intermedius appear to be...

serves for attachment of the patellar ligament, a continuation of the quadriceps femoris muscle. The superior articular surface presents two smooth articular...

the patellar tendon because there is no definite separation between the quadriceps tendon (which surrounds the patella) and the area connecting the patella...

classified into four main categories: hamstrings, quadriceps, dorsiflexors, or plantar flexors. The quadriceps muscles are in charge of force production when...