- See
Quads
- Origin:
- Straight Head: Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine
- Reflected Head: Groove on upper brim of acetabulum;
- Insertion: Upper border of patella by the ligamentum patella into tibia tuberosity;
- Reversed origin-insertion action: Flexes the pelvis on the femur and gives anterior stabilization to the pelvis;
- Nerve Supply: Femoral,
L2,
L3,
L4; (see
innervation)
- Synergists: -
psoas,
sartorius,
tensor fascia lata,
vastus lateralis vastus medialis,
vastus intermedius;
- Arterial supply: ascending branch of
lateral femoral circumflex artery
A study of the arterial supply in the human rectus femoris muscle.
Incomplete, intrasubstance strain injuries of the rectus femoris muscle. Hughes C IV, Hasselman CT, Best TM, et al: Am J Sports Med 1995;23:500-506.
Rectus femoris muscle tear appearing as a pseudotumor. Temple HT, Kuklo TR, Sweet DE, et al: . Am J Sports Med 1998;26:544-548.
