The hamstrings flex the knee and extend the hip.
hamstring
The muscles around the pivot joint are the Quadricep and the Hamstring muscles.
flexion exstention
Yes. from behind. (They flex the knee.)
hip extension and knee flexion
True.
That is incorrect! The hamstring group extend the thigh at the hip joint!
Straightening the hip joint is referred to as extending the hip joint (iliofemoral joint). There are several muscles that do this, mainly the gluteus maxiumus.
The role of the hamstring muscle group during running is extending and hyperextending the hip joint
The antagonist of the vastus intermedius is the hamstring muscles, specifically the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles. These muscles work to flex the knee joint, while the vastus intermedius works to extend the knee joint.
The quadriceps muscle helps straighten and extend the leg and the hamstring helps bend the knee.
for what are the hamstring responsible?