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you can divide your thigh in to 2 parts with front portion being called quadriceps(includes muscles called vastus intermedius,vastus lateralis,vastus medialis,rectus femoris) and back portion called hamstring(includes muscles called semitendinosus,semimembranosus,bicep femoris)
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∙ 14y agoThe Quadricep.
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What is your thigh muscle called?
Your thigh muscle is called your Quadricep.
What is the name of the large muscle at the top of the thigh that covers the hip joint in the posterior?
gluteus maximus
Anatomical name for the thigh bone?
The thigh could have many anatomical names. The thigh is lateral. The thigh is inferior to the head. The thigh is superficial to the gluteus minimus. It all depends on how you are trying to use it.
What is the name of the back of the thigh?
The muscle in the back of the thigh is the hamstring, or the biceps femoris to be technical.
What muscle name means belly of the leg?
thigh
What is the other name for thigh?
The muscle in the back of the thigh is the hamstring, or the biceps femoris to be technical.
What is the name of the outer thigh muscle and how thick is it?
Gluteus Medius (outer thigh). The thickness of it would variate.
What is specific name of thigh bone?
it is call thigh bone of course!!! NO lah just kidding look down!!!! look down it is femur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and this time it is true thank u for coming !!!!!
Name a skeletal muscle in the leg?
The thigh has three sets of strong muscles: the hamstring muscles in the back of the thigh, the quadriceps muscles in the front, and the adductor muscles on the sides.
What is the common name for rectus femoris?
"Funny bone". (If you bump the tip of it accidentally, you'll know where that name came from.) "The Funny Bone".
What is the name of the groin muscle that starts with a p?
The pectineus muscle is located in the upper part of the inner thigh.
What do the two words in the name of the biceps femoris muscle refer to?
“femoris” refers to the femur bone on the thigh, “biceps” to the two origins of the muscle.
