MuscleLower limb

Biceps femoris muscle

musculus biceps femoris

Flexes the leg and rotates it laterally when the knee is flexed; extends the thigh (for example, when starting to walk). Semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris form the hamstrings.

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Related clinical cases

Injury of the hamstring muscles

Other structures in this region

Semitendinosus muscle
Semimembranosus muscle