Muscles and Fascia of The Thigh
Anterior compartment muscles of the thigh include pectineus, sartorius, and the four muscles that comprise the quadriceps muscles- rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and vastus lateralis.
Posterior compartment muscles of the thigh are the hamstring muscles, which include semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris.
Medial compartment muscles are adductor magnus, adductor longus and adductor brevis, and also gracilis.
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Front of thigh muscles from Gray's Anatomy of the human body from 1918.
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Back thigh muscles of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions from Gray's Anatomy of the human body from 1918.
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Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.
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Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.
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The Obturator externus
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