Quadriceps Diagram. Finally a muscle with four origins is a quadriceps muscle. The size of the muscle can be used to distinguish between.
Many tears do not completely disrupt the tendon. The latin translation of quadriceps is four headed as the group contains four separate muscles. For example the deltoids have a delta or triangular shape.
In this diagram the vastus intermedius and rectus femoris overlap.
Canine hindlimb anatomy physiology learning. The sartorius serves to flex and rotate your hip and bend your knee. This is the only quad muscle with two heads and that crosses two joints the hip and the knee to assist with both knee extension and hip flexion. Veins of the hindlimb.