rectus femoris muscle

Summary

rectus femoris muscle is a chiral muscle organ type^[1]. It draws 241 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_muscle_organ_type category, ranking #4 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• rectus femoris muscle's image is recorded as Rectus femoris 3D.gif^[3].
• rectus femoris muscle's instance of is recorded as chiral muscle organ type^[4].
• rectus femoris muscle's subclass of is recorded as zone of quadriceps femoris^[5].
• rectus femoris muscle's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity^[6].
• rectus femoris muscle's part of is recorded as anterior compartment of thigh^[7].
• rectus femoris muscle's part of is recorded as quadriceps femoris muscle^[8].
• rectus femoris muscle's Commons category is recorded as Rectus femoris muscles^[9].
• rectus femoris muscle's has part is recorded as straight head of rectus femoris^[10].
• rectus femoris muscle's has part is recorded as reflected head of rectus femoris^[11].
• rectus femoris muscle's has part is recorded as third head of rectus femoris^[12].
• rectus femoris muscle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08mqbq^[13].
• rectus femoris muscle's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A04.7.02.018^[14].
• rectus femoris muscle's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[15].
• rectus femoris muscle's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 22430^[16].
• rectus femoris muscle's UBERON ID is recorded as 0001378^[17].
• rectus femoris muscle's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C53175^[18].
• rectus femoris muscle's antagonist muscle is recorded as hamstring muscles^[19].
• rectus femoris muscle's innervated by is recorded as rectus femoris branch of femoral nerve^[20].
• rectus femoris muscle's muscle action is recorded as flexion of the hip joint^[21].
• rectus femoris muscle's muscle action is recorded as extension of the knee joint^[22].
• rectus femoris muscle's muscle origin is recorded as anterior inferior iliac spine^[23].
• rectus femoris muscle's muscle origin is recorded as supra-acetabular groove^[24].
• rectus femoris muscle's muscle origin is recorded as intertrochanteric line^[25].
• rectus femoris muscle's muscle insertion is recorded as base of patella^[26].
• rectus femoris muscle's muscle insertion is recorded as tuberosity of the tibia^[27].

Why It Matters

rectus femoris muscle draws 241 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_muscle_organ_type category, ranking #4 of 26).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]