What muscle is found on the anterior thigh and is a hip flexor/knee extensor?
1 Answer
Aug 4, 2016
The muscle is the rectus femoris.
Explanation:
The rectus femoris [Latin rectus = "straight" (muscle) + femoris = "of the femur"] is one of the four quadriceps ("four headed") muscles.
It stretches from the front of the lower spine in front of the thigh and attaches to the knee cap through the quadriceps tendon.
It flexes the thigh and is a powerful knee extensor when the hip is extended, but weak when the hip is flexed.
The rectus femoris is the most frequently injured quadriceps muscle. The injury often occurs when kicking a football.
(From www.markgiubarelli.com)
