Answer to Question #157745 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Odegbune Success

Question

What are the hamstring muscles and list their four common feature

Answer 1

The hamstrings are a group of muscles and their tendons at the rear of the upper leg and they include the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus.

Four common features of hamstring muscles are:

• All originate from the ischial tuberosity.
• All are added into 1 of the bones of the leg.
• All are furnished by tibial part of the sciatic nerve.
• All are flexors of the knee and extensors of the hip joint.