Hamstring

Hamstring
Hamstring
	Rotating view of the hamstring muscles
Details
Origin	tuberosity of the ischium, linea aspera
Insertion	tibia, fibula
Artery	inferior gluteal artery, profunda femoris artery
Nerve	sciatic nerve (tibial nerve and common fibular nerve)
Actions	flexion of knee, extension of hip
Antagonist	Rectus femoris muscle
Identifiers
MeSH	D000070633
	Anatomical terms of muscle

A hamstring (/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/) 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.^[3]^[4]

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