Vastus medialis
The vastus medialis muscles are located in the upper anterior (anterior = 'front') of the legs of the human body.
The two vastus medialis muscles, one of which is located in each leg, are the most medial, or one could say 'medially located' (medial = 'towards the mid-line of the body') of the four quadriceps muscles of the human thighs.
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The vastus medialis muscles are labelled on our diagram of human anterior muscles.
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