loading...| Preferred Name | quadratus femoris | |
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quadratus femoris muscle musculus quadratus femoris |
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| Definitions |
The quadratus femoris is, as its name implies, a flat, quadrilateral skeletal muscle. Located on the posterior side of the hip joint, it is a strong lateral rotator and adductor of the thigh, but also acts to stabilize the femoral head in the Acetabulum. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008537 |
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Wikipedia:Quadratus_femoris_muscle EMAPA:36241 SCTID:245020003 FMA:22321 |
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| definition |
The quadratus femoris is, as its name implies, a flat, quadrilateral skeletal muscle. Located on the posterior side of the hip joint, it is a strong lateral rotator and adductor of the thigh, but also acts to stabilize the femoral head in the Acetabulum. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Posterior_Hip_Muscles_1.PNG |
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uberon |
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quadratus femoris muscle musculus quadratus femoris |
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UBERON:0008537 |
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quadratus femoris |
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| notation |
UBERON:0008537 |
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quadratus femoris |
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