Quadriceps

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Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions. From the 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy
The quadriceps femoris, commonly the 'quadriceps', is a large muscle in the thigh, composed of the sections rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis.

For information about quadriceps tendinitis (sometimes called 'jumper's knee'), see Patellar/Quadriceps Tendinitis - DynoMed.com and Quadriceps Tendinitis - KneePainInfo.com.

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vastus lateralis

See also: Quadriceps, Anatomy, Gray's Anatomy, Muscle, Tendinitis, Thigh, Vastus medialis