articular muscle of knee

articular muscle of knee definition - medical

articular muscle of knee

noun
A muscle with origin from the lower anterior surface of the shaft of the femur, with insertion into the capsule of the knee joint, with nerve supply from the femoral nerve, and whose action retracts the suprapatellar bursa.

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