where are your quadriceps located
1. FINDERMIND.COM. The quadriceps is the large group of muscles located in the front of the thigh. Mostly they straighten the knee. It is the great extensor muscle of the knee, forming a large fleshy mass which covers the front and sides of the femur. It is the strongest and leanest muscle in the human body.
Anatomy Chart courtesy of FCIT. The Quadriceps are a group of four muscles that sit on the anterior or front aspect of the thigh. They are the Vastus Medialis, Intermedius and Lateralis and finally the Rectus Femoris. The Quadriceps attach to the front of the tibia and originate at the top of the femur. The exception to this rule is the Rectus Femoris which actually crosses the hip joint and originates on the pelvis.