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Articularis genus
Other Terms:
Articular muscle of the knee,
Articular muscle of knee,
Musculus articularis genus,
Muscle articulaire du genou
Muscle parts
None
Latin name
Musculus articularis genus
Latin muscle parts
None
Group
Thigh muscle – anterior compartment
Etymology
In English, this muscle’s name is the muscle of the knee joint. The term articularis comes from the Latin articulare meaning “to join or connect.” The word genu is Latin from the Greek gonu from the Sanskrit janu, all having the meaning of the knee.
Origin
Distal end of anterior femoral shaft
Insertion
Proximal extension of the joint capsule of the knee
Action
Pulls the suprapatellar bursa of the knee joint capsule proximally to move it away from the patella during extension of the knee.
Nerve supply
Femoral nerve (L3 and L4)
Blood supply
The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and various branches from the genicular anastomoses around the knee supply blood to the muscle.
Latin
Musculus articularis genus
French
Muscle articulaire du genou
