Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebrhaeim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Video describes Anatomy of Rectus Femoris which is the Anterior Muscle of Quadriceps Femoris. Rectus Femoris Originates from the pelvis as two heads.
1: Straight Head From Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine and
2: Reflected head originate from a groove superior to acetabulum.
The Muscle is inserted into the Superior border of patella through the Quadriceps Common Tendon. It is Supplied by Femoral Nerve(L2,L3,L4).The Primary function of the Rectus femoris muscle is to flex the thigh at hip and extend the knee.
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