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    The quadriceps femoris muscle (/ˈkwɒdrɪsɛps ˈfɛmərɪs/, also called the quadriceps extensor, quadriceps or quads) is a large muscle group that includes...
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    In human anatomy, the quadriceps tendon works with the quadriceps muscle to extend the leg. All four parts of the quadriceps muscle attach to the shin...
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    A quadriceps tendon rupture is a tear of the tendon that runs from the quadriceps muscle to the top of the knee cap. Symptoms are pain and the inability...
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    Vastus lateralis muscle (category Muscles of the quadriceps)
    and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a muscle in the thigh. Together with other muscles of the quadriceps group, it serves to extend the...
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    for prevention of OSD focus on the hamstrings and quadriceps. Direct stretching of the quadriceps can be painful so the use of foam rolling for self...
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    Dinoponera, Dinoponera quadriceps has the largest colonies with an average of 80 workers (range 26–238). Dinoponera quadriceps usually nest at the base...
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    is a resistance weight training exercise that targets the quadriceps muscle (m. quadriceps femoris) in the legs. The exercise is done using a machine...
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    A wall sit specifically refers to an exercise done to strengthen the quadriceps muscles. The exercise is characterized by the two right angles formed...
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  • Rectus femoris muscle (category Muscles of the quadriceps)
    vastus lateralis. All four parts of the quadriceps muscle attach to the patella (knee cap) by the quadriceps tendon. The rectus femoris is situated in...
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  • The quadriceps are relatively spared, and remain strong until the late stages of disease, which is the reason IBM2 is often referred to as quadriceps sparing...
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