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What is the collective name for the three muscles that make up the posterior of the thigh?
The three hamstring muscles of the posterior thigh are the semimembranosus, the semitendinosus, and the biceps femoris.
What bone is the hamstring attached to?
It is located on the back side of the femur.
Which muscle group is primarily worked by the bent knee curl-up?
Hamstring - Semimembraneous
Where are hamstrings found?
the *hamstring* refers to any one of the three posterior thigh muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris ) that make up the borders of the space behind the knee, or to their correspondingtendons.
Where are the hamstrings located on the body?
the *hamstring* refers to any one of the three posterior thigh muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris ) that make up the borders of the space behind the knee, or to their correspondingtendons.
How many muscles make up the muscular and what do they do?
522
The groups of muscles collectively called the hamstring muscles include the?
the hamstring muscles must have these features:they must originate from the ischial tuberosity. they must be inserted into either tibia or fibula.they must not have any attachment to the femur.they must be supplied by the tibial part of the sciatic nerve.they must acts as extensor of the hip joint and flexor of the knee joint.with the above qualifications, the following muscles are considered as the hamstring muscles:semimembranosus.semitendinosus.both are (extensors of hip & flexors & medial rotators of knee joint). long head of biceps femoris
What acts as both a knee (leg) extensor and hip (thigh) flexior?
The three muscles that make up the hamstring muscle group: the bicep femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus and the rectus femoris, one of the quadriceps muscles, all act as knee extensors and hip flexors.
How many muscles make up rotator cuff?
Four muscles in a persons body make up a rotator cuff: supraspinatus muscle, infraspinatus muscle, teres minor muscle and the subscapularis muscle.There are four muscles that make up a rotator cup.name the muscles please
Is your hamstring used while playing football?
Yes. The hamstring is a tendon that connects the knee to the muscles of the thigh and is used in running."In human anatomy, a hamstring refers to one of the three posterior thigh muscles, or to the tendons that make up the borders of the space behind the knee. In modern anatomical contexts, however, they usually refer to the posterior thigh muscles, or the tendons of the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus and the biceps femoris." - Wikipedia 15/10/09The hamstrings, as a group, act over the backs of 2 joints - at the back of the thigh and behind the knee.The hamstring is important during running and walking especially. The hamstrings also assist deceleration when the knee is ballistically (forcibly) extended - as in slowing the leg down after kicking the football and in returning it back to the ground.
What tendons and or muscles make up the rotator cuff?
what muscles make up the rotator cuff
What muscles make up the calf muscles?
gastrocnemius
