"Femoris" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Contraction of muscular fibers of the gluteus medius causes extension of the femur and muscular strain is prevented to a great degree by the inelastic portion of this muscle. The chief physiological antagonistics of the glutei are the quadriceps femoris ...
— Lameness of the Horse - Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 • John Victor Lacroix
... the thigh. Adductors of thigh. draw the leg inwards. Sartorius. crosses the legs. Rectus femoris. flexes the thigh. Vastus externus. extensor of leg. Vastus internus. extensor of leg upon thigh. Biceps femoris. flexes leg upon thigh. Gracilis. flexes the leg and adducts thigh. Tibialis anticus. draws up inner border of foot. Peroneus longus. raises outer edge of foot, Gastrocnemius. ...
— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell |
