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MUSCULUS VASTUS INTERMEDIUS

Origin, upper three-fourths of anterior surface of shaft of femur; insertion, tibial tuberosity by way of general tendon of quadriceps femoris and patellar ligament; action, extends leg; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus vastus intermedius, crureus, femoral muscle, intermediate great muscle, intermediate vastus muscle.
fastidious organism   fastidium cibi   fastigatum   fastigial nucleus   fastigiated   fastigiobulbar fibres   fastigiobulbar tract   fastigiospinal fibres   (0)
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