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Hamstrings

Type
Group
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Reading
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English
Hamstrings
Latin
Musculi ischiocrurales
Main functions
Knee movement / Hip movement / Gait

Connections

Origin

  • Ischium

Insertion

  • Tibia
  • Fibula

Nerve supply

  • Sciatic nerve

Includes

  • Biceps femoris
  • Semimembranosus
  • Semitendinosus

Articles

  • What are the hamstrings? Where the three muscles are, their origins, insertions and English names in 3D

Also mentioned in

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  • Sciatic nerve: course, roots and the spinal cord
  • The thigh: where it is, its muscle groups and nerves
  • Adductor magnus: origin, insertion, action and nerve supply
  • Ligaments: where they are, how they relate to muscles, their nerves
  • Semitendinosus: location, action and nerve supply

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