NCIt related terms : RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; MUSCLE, RECTUS FEMORIS;
NCIt definition : One of the four quadriceps muscles, located in the middle of the front of the thigh.
Its actions involve the extension of the knee joint and flexion of the hip.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A muscle in the quadriceps femoris muscle group between the vastus lateralis
and vastus medialis and lying on the vastus intermedius; primary function is extension
of the femorotibilal joint.;