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Lateralis

Lateralis may refer to:

  • Vastus lateralis muscle, the largest part of the Quadriceps femoris

Usage examples of "lateralis".

We encounter for example the rectus femoris, the saphenous nerve, the iliotibial tract, the femoral artery, the vastus medialis, the vastus lateralis, the vastus intermedius, the gracilis, the adductor magnus, the adductor longus, the intermediate femoral cutaneous nerve and other simple premechanical devices of this nature.

It is deep, going through the vastus lateralis and into the vastus intermedius, exposing the femur.