The quadriceps muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh are responsible for the action of extending the knee. The quadriceps are actually four muscles all working together. They consist of the rectus femoris, the vastus lateralis, the vastus medialis, and the vastus intermedius.They are all monoarticulate, except the rectus femoris which is diarticulate, which means that it acts on two joints.
hamstrings
The general name for the group is hamstring. The technical names of the two primary muscles are semitendinosus and semimembranosus.
The muscle of the thigh are classified into three groups, anterior group, posterior group, and interior or adductors group. There are four muscle on the anterior group - quadriceps femoris- and their function is to extend the knee or extend the thigh depend on what part of the muscle don't move. Those muscle are the rectus femorarlis, vastu intermedius, vastu medialis, and vastus lateralis. The muscle that flex the knee are located on the back of the thigh and form the posterior group. They are the biceps femoris, semitendinousus, and the semimembranosus, better known as Hamstring.
The triceps is a muscle in the upper arm that extends the elbow. It has no direct relationship to the knee.
hamstring group is the primary muscle group for flexing the knee
Quadriceps muscle or thigh muscle.
cranial tibial muscles
The Femoral nerve. (The motor branches innervate anterior thigh muscles - quadriceps, which flex the thigh and extend the knee.)
The quadriceps femoris group extends the leg at the knee joint. It is responsible for straightening the knee and kicking movements.
extends leg; straightens knee joint
The primary muscle responsible for extending the thigh is the quadriceps femoris, specifically the rectus femoris. To flex the knee, the primary muscles involved are the hamstrings, particularly the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. These muscle actions are important for movements like running and kicking.
The antagonist muscle in the flexion of the knee is the quadriceps muscle group. When the knee is being flexed, the quadriceps relax to allow the hamstrings to contract and bring about the flexion movement.