quadriceps muscle

collocation in English

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quadriceps
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkwɒd.rɪ.seps/us
/ˈkwɑːd.rəˌseps/
a large muscle in the front of the thigh that is divided into ...
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muscle
noun
uk
/ˈmʌs.əl/us
/ˈmʌs.əl/
one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to ...
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(Definition ofquadricepsandmusclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Extraction of single motor unit firing patterns from the humanquadricepsmuscleand their role in a novel form of electrotherapy.
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Her junior year was limited by a strained leftquadricepsmuscle.
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The result of this motor nerve activity is contraction of thequadricepsmuscle, leading to extension of the lower leg at the knee.
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Among the risk factors for patellar tendonitis are low ankle dorsiflexion, weak gluteal muscles, and muscle tightness, particularly in the calves,quadricepsmuscle, and hamstrings.
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Above the patella are thequadricepsmuscle(large muscles on the front of the thigh), the quadriceps tendon attaches to the top of the patella.
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An aneurysm in his thigh had clotted leading to an infarction and causing hisquadricepsmuscleto become necrotic.
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All four parts of thequadricepsmuscleultimately insert into the tibial tuberosity of the tibia.
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There is no interneuron in the pathway leading to contraction of thequadricepsmuscle.
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All four parts of thequadricepsmuscleattach to the patella (knee cap) via the quadriceps tendon.
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In addition to pain, sometimes there is a failure of thequadricepsmuscleand reflex weakness rzepkowego.
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As a freshman in 2003, he sustained a tornquadricepsmuscleand was a redshirt.
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Protected weight bearing on crutches or a walker is required, until thequadricepsmusclehas healed and recovered its strength.
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An aneurysm in his thigh had clotted, leading to an infarction and causing hisquadricepsmuscleto become necrotic.
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Quadriceps weakness andquadricepsmuscleimbalance may contribute to abnormal patellar tracking.
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When rupture occurs, the patella loses support from the tibia and moves toward the hip when thequadricepsmusclecontracst, hindering the leg's ability to extend.
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For example, thequadricepsmusclecould overexert in a snap kick trained with ankle weights, but in a rising kick, it is the hip flexor muscle more likely to overextend.
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There is also debate about the intrinsic nature of the firing pattern extracted from the quadriceps muscles for use as a potential rehabilitative therapy.
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This quadriceps dominance theory identifies when the hamstring muscles are notably weaker than the quadriceps muscles.
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The patellar tendon attaches the anterior quadriceps muscles to the tibia.
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