HUMAN ANATOMY BY CATEGORY
Head Anatomy
Neck Anatomy
Shoulder Anatomy
Back Anatomy
Chest Anatomy
Abdominal Anatomy
Hip Anatomy
Upper Leg Anatomy
Knee Anatomy
Lower Leg Anatomy
Ankle Anatomy
Foot Anatomy
Upper Arm Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Forearm Anatomy
Wrist Anatomy
Hand Anatomy
Skin Anatomy
Internal Organ Anatomy
Hamstrings Anatomy
Anatomy of the Hamstrings Muscle
The hamstring muscles are the
group of three muscles
located at the back of the upper leg. These muscles work to straighten the hip joint and bend the knee joint. The 3 muscles of the hamstrings include: the semimembranosus, the semitendinosus, and biceps femoris. All three of these muscles originate at the
pelvis
, attaching at the ischium and pass behind the
hip joint
to help straighten the hip. As the hamstrings extend from the hip, they diverge, with the tendon from the biceps femoris passing behind the lateral portion of the knee and attaching to the
fibula
. The tendons of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus pass behind the inside of the knee and attach to the
tibia
.
Related Injuries
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Hamstring Strain
Referenced Material
Anatomica’s Body Atlas. (2002). San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press (pg. 166)