Posterior thigh muscles Flashcards
O- Biceps femoris (long head)
Ischial tuberosity
I- Biceps femoris (long head)
Head of the fibula
A- Biceps femoris (long head)
Hip extension, knee flexion
Inn- Biceps femoris (long head)
Tibial n.
O- Biceps femoris (short head)
Posterior femoral shaft
I- Biceps femoris (short head)
Head of the fibula
A- Biceps femoris (short head)
Knee flexion
Inn- Biceps femoris (short head)
Common fibular n.
What is the only posterior thigh muscle not innervated by the tibial n.?
Biceps femoris (short head)
Where is the biceps femoris short head in relation to the long head?
Deep to the long head.
O- Semitendinosus
Ischial tuberosity
I- Semitendinosus
Upper medial tibia
A- Semitendinosus
Hip extension, knee flexion
Inn- Semitendinosus
Tibial n.
O- Semimembranosus
Ischial tuberosity