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The rectus femoris muscle is a long, superficial muscle, which runs
from your pelvis, straight down the thigh, ending at the knee, or specifically at the ‘knee cap’ or patella. Like many structures in
anatomy, this basic detail actually determines the name of this muscle, which in latin is called ‘musculus rectus femoris’ in latin, which means ‘straight muscle of the thigh’.

The rectus femoris muscle is part of the major muscle group of the anterior thigh, which is, of course, the quadriceps femoris muscle group! As the name ‘quadriceps femoris’ suggests, there are four muscles in this group, with the rectus femoris muscle being the most anterior and superficial of the group.

When we take a closer look at the rectus femoris muscle, we can see it has a double origin on the ilium. The first is a straight tendon which arises from the anterior inferior iliac spine and the other a reflected tendon which arises just superior to the acetabulum.

In the full version of this tutorial, we will go through the following topics:
origins, insertions and innervation of the rectus femoris muscle;
functions of the rectus femoris muscle.

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