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quadriceps femoris

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One of the muscles belong to the group consisting of the rectus femoris and the three heads of the vastus (lateralis, medialis, intermedius). [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0073040584&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: quadriceps, quadriceps femoris muscle

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UBPROP 0000001

The quadriceps is a collective term for the rectus femoris and the three heads of the vastus (lateralis, medialis, intermedius). [Evolution, Fourth_Edition_(2006)_McGraw-Hill, Function, Kardong_KV, Vertebrates:_Comparative_Anatomy, p.391][VHOG]

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Illu_lower_extremity_muscles.jpg

has related synonym

musculus quadriceps femoris, quadricep muscle, quadriceps muscle of the thigh, quadriceps muscle of thigh, quadriceps muscle

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UBERON:0001377

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Quadriceps femoris