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Quadriceps Muscle
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Definition
: 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.
Other names
Quadriceps Muscles; Muscles, Quadriceps; Muscle, Quadriceps; Vastus Medialis; Vastus Lateralis; Vastus Intermedius; Rectus Femoris; Quadriceps Femoris