See Also: lateral vastus muscle(medicine)
medial vastus muscle(medicine)
intermediate vastus muscle(medicine)
lateral great muscle(medicine)
lacertus of lateral rectus muscle(medicine)
lateral rectus muscle of the head(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
vastus(medicine)
vastus intermedius(medicine)
vastus lateralis(medicine)

lateral vastus muscle (medicine)


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vastus lateralis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral lip of linea aspera as far as great trochanter; insertion, tibial tuberosity by way of common tendon of quadriceps femoris and patellar ligament; action, extends leg; nerve supply, femoral.

Synonym: musculus vastus lateralis, lateral great muscle, lateral vastus muscle, musculus vastus externus.