Biceps femoris muscle

Biceps femoris muscle (long head highlighted)

Origin:

1. caput longum – ischiatic tuber;
2. caput breve – labium laterale lineae asperae.

Attachment: capitulum fibulae.

Insertion: n. ischiadicus / with high cleavage: n. tibialis (caput longum), n.  fibularis communis (caput breve).

Function:

1. knee joint – flexion;
2. hip joint – extension, external rotation.

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References

• ŠIHÁK, Radomír – GRIM, Miloš. Anatomy. 2nd, edit. and add edition. Grada Publishing, 2002. 470 pp. vol. 1. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

• VIGUÉ, Jordi. Atlas of the Human Body. 3. edition. Rebo, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7234-881-7.