hamstring
Also known as hamstrings
A hamstring () is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from medial to lateral, the semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris.
Key facts
- Muscle.Name
- Hamstring
- Muscle.Image
- Hamstrings.gif
- Muscle.Caption
- Rotating view of the hamstring muscles
- Muscle.Origin
- tuberosity of the ischium, linea aspera
- Muscle.Insertion
- tibia, fibula
- Muscle.Blood
- inferior gluteal artery, profunda femoris artery
- Muscle.Nerve
- sciatic nerve (tibial nerve and common fibular nerve)
- Muscle.Action
- flexion of knee, extension of hip
- Muscle.Antagonist
- Rectus femoris muscle
via Wikipedia infobox