Final answer:
The muscle transected at the quadriceps tendon during tissue recovery is the rectus femoris, which is the quadriceps muscle on the anterior aspect of the thigh associated with the quadriceps tendon.
Thus option b. Rectus Femoris. is correct answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
During the tissue recovery process, if the quadriceps tendon is transected, the muscle that is affected would be part of the quadriceps femoris group. In this specific instance, we're interested in the muscle connected directly to the quadriceps tendon.
The quadriceps femoris group is composed of four muscles: the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and the vastus intermedius. The rectus femoris lies on the anterior aspect of the thigh while the other three are around it.
The quadriceps tendon, which is associated with this procedure, is part of the tendon complex that includes all four muscles of the quadriceps femoris group. Therefore, when referring to the quadriceps tendon being transected, the muscle most accurately corresponding to that tendon is the rectus femoris as it is the muscle that overlays the other quadriceps at their confluence with the tendon.
Thus option b. Rectus Femoris. is correct answer.