quadriceps femoris muscle

German: Musculus quadriceps femoris
Japanese: 大腿四頭筋

Anatomy. The large muscle on the front of the thigh, having four heads: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. It acts to extend the leg and to flex the thigh.

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