Posterior Muscles of the Thigh

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

From the pelvis to the leg bone, posterior to the femur

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

3 skeletal muscles
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris

Question 3

Function

Answer 3

Extension of the hip, flexion of the knee

Question 4

Nerve supply

Answer 4

Tibial division of the sciatic nerve

EXCEPT short head of biceps femoris which is common fibular division of the sciatic nerve