Translations for quadriceps in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

quadriceps <pl quadriceps> [Brit ˈkwɒdrɪsɛps, Am ˈkwɑdrəˌsɛps] N

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The result of this motor nerve activity is contraction of the quadriceps muscle, leading to extension of the lower leg at the knee. en.wikipedia.org

A long lunge emphasizes the use of the gluteals whereas a short lunge emphasizes the quadriceps. en.wikipedia.org

A low hamstring to quadriceps ratio is associated with knee injury and should be about eighty percent. en.wikipedia.org

This quadriceps dominance theory identifies when the hamstring muscles are notably weaker than the quadriceps muscles. en.wikipedia.org

Its fibers end in a superficial aponeurosis, which forms the deep part of the quadriceps femoris tendon. en.wikipedia.org

For example, the quadriceps muscle could overexert in a snap kick trained with ankle weights, but in a rising kick, it is the hip flexor muscle more likely to overextend. en.wikipedia.org

It gives motor innervation to iliopsoas, pectineus, sartorius, and quadriceps femoris; and sensory innervation to the anterior thigh, posterior lower leg, and hindfoot. en.wikipedia.org

In the knee the quadriceps and patellar tendon can sometimes tear. en.wikipedia.org

For example, if the quadriceps femoris and hamstring contract simultaneously at a high intensity, the stronger muscle (usually the quadriceps) overpowers the weaker muscle (hamstrings). en.wikipedia.org

It guides the patellar ligament of the quadriceps over the knee joint to its point of insertion on the tibia. en.wikipedia.org

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