Semitendinosus muscle
musculus semitendinosus
Extends the thigh and flexes the leg, rotating it medially when the knee is flexed; with thigh and leg flexed, the hamstrings can extend the trunk.

In the full entry
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- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Clinical
- Blood supply
Related clinical cases
- Injury of the hamstring muscles