Hamstring
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A hamstring 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.
Photo depicting a torn hamstring in the right thigh
Tear of the hamstrings muscles at the ischial tuberosity seen on MRI (visible on a coronal STIR MRI sequence). The arrowheads indicate the tuber[which?] and the retracted tendon stump.[which?] Significant bleeding around and into the muscles.
Semimembranosus muscle
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The semimembranosus muscle is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles in the thigh. It is so named because it has a flat tendon of origin. It lies posteromedially in the thigh, deep to the semi
Hamstring
…A hamstring () 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. The word "ham" is derived from the Old English “ham” or “hom” meaning the hollow or bend of the knee, from a Germanic…
Semimembranosus muscle
Semimembranosus muscle
Muscles of thigh. Lateral view.
Muscles of thigh. Cross section.