Pectineus. The pectineus is considered a “transitional muscle” found between the anterior and medial parts of your thigh. It allows you to flex and rotate your upper legs at the hip joint.

It’s the area that runs from the hip to the knee in each leg. The quadriceps are four muscles located on the front of the thigh. They allow the knees to straighten from a bent position.

Along with two other muscles, the sartorius and iliopsoas, the quadriceps form the anterior compartment, which extends the leg at the knee, enabling stability and movement. Anatomy ...

Tight, overactive muscles that may contribute to anterior pelvic tilt include: quadriceps group, or the front thigh muscles hip flexors, which are the small muscles in the front groin area Weak ...