Chlorite dismutase (Cld) catalyzes the reduction of the toxic compound ClO 2 â¾ to environmentally innocuous Clâ¾ while producing O 2. This detoxification reaction is an essential step in the dissimilatory perchlorate reductive pathway.
1 Support Us!  Rectus Femoris. The structure indicated is the rectus femoris of the quadriceps group of thigh muscles. The rectus femoris is one of the muscles that makes up the quadriceps femoris, and is contained in the anterior compartment of the thigh. The muscles of the anterior compartment are all innervated by the femoral nerve and serve generally to extend the leg at the knee joint.
As you may guess from the name, there are four distinct muscles that make up the quadriceps muscles. 1  These muscles are called the vastus intermedius, the vastus medialis, the vastus lateralis, and the rectus femoris. 2  If this occurs, surgery is often performed to repair the torn quadriceps.