Preferred Name

Rectus Femoris

Synonyms
Definitions

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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C53175

ALT_DEFINITION

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.

code

C53175

Contributing_Source

CDISC

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.

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77529

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C66830

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61410

label

Rectus Femoris

Legacy Concept Name

Rectus_Femoris

Preferred_Name

Rectus Femoris

prefixIRI

NCIT:C53175

prefLabel

Rectus Femoris

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0584894

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C33441

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