| Anterior compartment of thigh | |
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| Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Anterior compartment is at upper left.) | |
| Latin | compartimentum femoris anterius |
| Gray's | subject #128 468 |
| Artery | femoral artery |
| Nerve | femoral nerve |
The anterior fascial compartment of thigh contains the knee extensors and hip flexors.
It contains the following five muscles:[1]
- sartorius (the longest muscle in the human body)
- quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis)
The articularis genu is sometimes included in this group.[2]
The iliopsoas is sometimes considered a member of this group;[3][2] however, the psoas portions do not share the same innervation.
Additional images
 Anterior aspect of right leg. |
 Muscles of lower extremity |
 The leg extension is an isolation exercise. |
References
- ^ Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant's dissector. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 125. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
- ^ a b "Summary of Lower Limb". http://mywebpages.comcast.net/WNOR/summarylistll.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. pp. 518. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.
External links
- antthigh at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy at Dartmouth knee/muscles/thigh1
- Overview at stanford.edu
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