Vastus intermedius muscle
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The vastus intermedius muscle muscle is one of the four4 quadriceps musclesmuscle in the anterior compartment of the thigh. The others are thevastus medialis, the the lateralisvests laterals, and the rectus femoris.
Summary
- origin: upper two thirds of the anterior and lateral surfaces of the femur
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insertion
- quadriceps tendon
- lateral margin of patella
- lateral condyle of tibia
- action: extends the leg at the knee joint
- arterial supply: lateral circumflex femoral artery
- innervation: femoral nerve
-<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>- <w:WordDocument>- <w:View>Normal</w:View>- <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>- <w:PunctuationKerning/>- <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>- <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>- <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>- <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>- <w:Compatibility>- <w:BreakWrappedTables/>- <w:SnapToGridInCell/>- <w:WrapTextWithPunct/>- <w:UseAsianBreakRules/>- <w:DontGrowAutofit/>- </w:Compatibility>- <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>- </w:WordDocument>-</xml><![endif]-->The <strong>vastus intermedius</strong> muscle is one of the four <a href="/articles/quadriceps-muscles">quadriceps </a>muscle. The others are the<a href="/articles/vastus-medialis-muscle"> vastus medialis</a>, the <a href="/articles/vastus-lateralis-muscle">lateralis</a>, and the <a href="/articles/rectus-femoris-muscle">rectus femoris</a>.</p><h5>Summary</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>vastus intermedius</strong> muscle is one of the 4 <a href="/articles/quadriceps-muscles">quadriceps muscles</a> in the <a href="/articles/anterior-compartment-of-the-thigh">anterior compartment of the thigh</a>. The others are the <a href="/articles/vastus-medialis-muscle">vastus medialis</a>, the <a href="/articles/vastus-lateralis-muscle">vests laterals</a>, and the <a title="Rectus femoris muscle" href="/articles/rectus-femoris-muscle">rectus femoris</a>.</p><h5>Summary</h5><ul>
-<strong>origin</strong>: upper two thirds of the anterior and lateral surfaces of the <span style="color:rgb(7, 130, 193); line-height:20.8px; text-decoration:underline">femur</span>-</li>- +<strong>origin</strong>: upper two thirds of the anterior and lateral surfaces of the femur</li>
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