LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 5MC
The quadriceps femoris is composed of which of the following muscles?
| a | Biceps femoris, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis and gracilis |
| b. | Vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, rectus femoris and vastus intermedius |
| c | Semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris |
| d | Popliteus, gracilis and sartorius |
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