I do consider anatomy an important topic that’s very neglected. It’s a topic where people can publish papers that seem to rediscover muscles that were known 100 years ago.
I agree anatomy is an important topic. We’ve all got bodies. Although wonder for how long that will statement still hold true!
I had a look at the links. The abstract of the paper doesn’t mention the origin of the muscle (as far as I can see) so I go-ogle imaged “tensor of the vastus intermedius” and “articularis genus”. One is at the top of the femur the other at the distal end, so they don’t appear to be the same muscle.
I struggle to read anatomical descriptions. Pictures and palpation - a much better way to learn human anatomy in my opinion. (If I could be so bothered I’d commission pyjamas to teach anatomy.)
I’m hopefully close to finishing the anatomy I want to share, I’m aiming for easily understandable rather than overly detailed.
I’m currently working on the most logical order of presentation for the sections of my hypothesis, working from anatomical “facts” to my thoughts and conclusions which is an interesting experiment in itself.
The quadriceps femoris is a label for a group of muscles. The rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and vastus medialis. The four largest muscles at the front of the thigh sharing a common insertion.
To include the tensor of the vastus intermedius and articularis genus in a description of some form, then:
the anterior thigh muscles could be called the “hexiceps”
these smaller muscles could be described as accessories to the quadriceps
Most anatomy is simplified in some way. Delineations and groupings are made to aid learning and understanding, and the focus tends to be on the larger muscles, or those prone to pain, but musculo-fasico-skeletal anatomy tends to blend into adjacent structures much more than is generally appreciated so it is unsurprising that smaller muscles are not of common knowledge.
Interestingly the rectus femoris is the only one of the quadriceps femoris muscles that attaches to the pelvis—the only one to cross both hip and knee joints, and in my mind should be considered as the guide muscle for the rest of the quads.
I do consider anatomy an important topic that’s very neglected. It’s a topic where people can publish papers that seem to rediscover muscles that were known 100 years ago.
I agree anatomy is an important topic. We’ve all got bodies. Although wonder for how long that will statement still hold true!
I had a look at the links. The abstract of the paper doesn’t mention the origin of the muscle (as far as I can see) so I go-ogle imaged “tensor of the vastus intermedius” and “articularis genus”. One is at the top of the femur the other at the distal end, so they don’t appear to be the same muscle.
I struggle to read anatomical descriptions. Pictures and palpation - a much better way to learn human anatomy in my opinion. (If I could be so bothered I’d commission pyjamas to teach anatomy.)
I’m hopefully close to finishing the anatomy I want to share, I’m aiming for easily understandable rather than overly detailed.
I’m currently working on the most logical order of presentation for the sections of my hypothesis, working from anatomical “facts” to my thoughts and conclusions which is an interesting experiment in itself.
Okay, they might a a different muscles but that makes the quadriceps have six parts while most people think it has four part.
The quadriceps femoris is a label for a group of muscles. The rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and vastus medialis. The four largest muscles at the front of the thigh sharing a common insertion.
To include the tensor of the vastus intermedius and articularis genus in a description of some form, then:
the anterior thigh muscles could be called the “hexiceps”
these smaller muscles could be described as accessories to the quadriceps
Most anatomy is simplified in some way. Delineations and groupings are made to aid learning and understanding, and the focus tends to be on the larger muscles, or those prone to pain, but musculo-fasico-skeletal anatomy tends to blend into adjacent structures much more than is generally appreciated so it is unsurprising that smaller muscles are not of common knowledge.
Interestingly the rectus femoris is the only one of the quadriceps femoris muscles that attaches to the pelvis—the only one to cross both hip and knee joints, and in my mind should be considered as the guide muscle for the rest of the quads.