Anterior Thigh
| Description: | Anterior Thigh Muscles |
| Category: | Massage Therapy |
| Created by: | mtagudin on 2009-01-07 |
| Muscle Name | Origin | Insertion | Function |
| vastus medialis | linea aspera | tibial tuberosity | knee extension |
| rectus femoris | anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) | tibial tuberosity | knee extension, hip flexion |
| Articularis Genus | distal anterior femur | fibrous membrane of knee joint | pulls fibrous membrane proximaly during knee extension so it's out of the way |
| Sartorius | Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS) | medial to the tibial tuberosity | hip flexion, knee flexion, lateral rotation of hip |
| Vastus intermedius | anterior femur | tibial tuberosity | knee extension |
| vastus lateralis | linea aspera | tibial tuberosity | knee extension |
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