Articularis genu muscle
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| Articularis genu muscle | |
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| Right femur. Anterior surface. | |
| Latin | musculus articularis genus |
| Gray's | subject #128 471 |
| Origin | femur |
| Insertion | suprapatellar bursa |
| Artery: | femoral artery |
| Nerve: | femoral nerve |
| Action: | Pulling the suprapatellar bursa during extension of the knee. |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
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The Articularis genu (Subcrureus) is a small muscle, usually distinct from the Vastus intermedius, but occasionally blended with it; it arises from the anterior surface of the lower part of the body of the femur, and is inserted into the upper part of the synovial membrane of the knee-joint.
Articularis genu pulls the suprapatellar bursa during extension of the knee, allowing the patella to move freely without friction with the femur.
It sometimes consists of several separate muscular bundles.
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