Explain what meaning is inferred in the muscle name rectus femoris

What will be an ideal response?


The term, rectus, means straight. The fibers in this muscle run straight along a plane. The reference to the femur bone is relayed in femoris. Together, these terms tell us the muscle fibers of rectus femoris travel "straight along the femur bone."

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