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semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles
Hamstring (ham = fat/muscle behind knee + string = tendons) is a medical term referring to a group of tendons behind the knee.
The three muscles involved:
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 8y ago
It can either be semitendinosus, semimembranosus or the biceps femoris.
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∙ 13y agothe hamstring is made up of three muscles:
the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris
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∙ 13y agoThe muscle behind your thigh
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∙ 13y agoyour bum
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Is hamstring a voluntary muscles?
What is your name
What is the name of the runner that broke his hamstring?
Derek Redmond
Is the hamstring a group of muscles or a tendon?
Hamstring muscles is the are often a name that is given to the muscles on the back side of the thigh. The tendons are normally included with the muscles. Here I will like to take second opinion.
Muscle group extends the thigh and flexes the knee?
The general name for the group is hamstring. The technical names of the two primary muscles are semitendinosus and semimembranosus.
Which motion are the hamstring muscles responsible for?
for what are the hamstring responsible?
Is the biceps femoris a hamstring muscle?
The biceps femoris is part of the hamstring. The other parts of the hamstring are the semitendonous and the semimembranous.
What is the name of the back of the thigh?
The muscle in the back of the thigh is the hamstring, or the biceps femoris to be technical.
Which of these is a real leg muscle hamstring beefstring or chickinstring?
Hamstring
Which muscle would you stretch if having a hamstring spasm?
the hamstring
Does a horse have a hamstring?
Yes, horses have a hamstring on either side of the pelvis.
What joints does the hamstring cross?
The hamstring crosses the hip and knee joints
What is a hamstring in volleyball?
a hamstring is the muscle on the upper-half, back of your leg.
