The semimembranosus muscle (/ˌsɛmiˌmɛmbrəˈnoʊsəs/) is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles in the thigh. It is so named because it has a flat...

superficial than the semimembranosus (with which it shares very close insertion and attachment points). However, because the semimembranosus is wider and flatter...

any one of the three posterior thigh muscles between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris)...

condyle bears a horizontal groove for part of the attachment of the semimembranosus muscle, whereas the lateral condyle has a circular facet for articulation...

on the posterior knee. It is an extension of the tendon of the semimembranosus muscle. It attaches onto the intercondylar fossa and lateral condyle of...

consists of a short head and a long head. semitendinosus muscle semimembranosus muscle These muscles (or their tendons) apart from the short head of the biceps...

the upper extremity of tibia. It is the site of insertion for the semimembranosus muscle. Lateral condyle of tibia Medial collateral ligament Bones of the...

famous example of this are the hamstrings; the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles perform knee flexion and knee internal rotation whereas the biceps...

in this action by the biceps femoris (long head), semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and adductor magnus. The gluteus maximus is a tensor of the fascia...

Distally, the semimembranosus' tendon is divided into three parts referred to as the pes anserinus profondus. Functionally, the semimembranosus is similar...

Vivo and In Vitro Heterogeneity of Segment Length Changes in the Semimembranosus Muscle of the Toad". Retrieved 2023-09-21. Biewener, A. (2003). Animal...

obliquus muscle, semitendinosus tendon, gracilis tendon, sartorius tendon, adductor magnus tendon, medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle, semimembranosus tendon...

with communicating channel between the semimembranosus muscle and the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. Baker's cyst on MRI, sagittal image Baker's...

descend; they are inserted into the tibia above the groove for the semimembranosus muscle. The anterior part of the ligament is a flattened band, about 10...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

otherwise A single MRI study shows the teres major muscle to be commonly affected. The semimembranosus muscle, part of the hamstrings, is commonly affected...

the tendon of the semimembranosus and the head of the tibia and occasionally there is a bursa between the tendons of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus...

By its posterior surface with the semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps, and gluteus maximus muscle. By its inner border with the gracilis and sartorius...

horizontal plane. of thigh at knee (L5-S2) Biceps femoris Semitendinosus Semimembranosus Gracilis Sartorius Gastrocnemius Popliteus Plantaris (negligible) of...

Popliteus Semimembranosus Semitendinosus Sartorius of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion) Superior rectus muscle Superior oblique...

the thigh. It can also but rarely, drain in the vein of the semimembranosus (thigh muscle) (shown below). Usually though, it connects with a perforator...

There are 3 types of muscle, all found within the equine: Skeletal muscle: Contraction of these muscles leads to the muscle pulling a tendon, which in...

perforating arteries supply the hamstring muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris). Deep femoral artery Obturator artery This article...

magnus; and piriformis. Additionally, the following thigh muscles extend the hip: semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and long head of biceps femoris. Maximal...

tendons of three muscles of the thigh. It inserts onto the anteromedial (front and inside) surface of the proximal tibia. The muscles are the sartorius...

of thigh Biceps femoris Semitendinosus Semimembranosus of leg at knee (L3-L4) Quadriceps Rectus femoris muscle Vastus medialis Vastus lateralis Vastus...

and (the superior parts of) the hamstring muscles (semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris muscles). It forms anastomoses with the superior...

maximus, gluteus minimus, biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus while the muscles of the lumbar contract isometrically in an effort to stabilize...

genus muscle. Behind, the synovial membrane is attached to the margins of the two femoral condyles which produces two extensions (semimembranosus bursa...

atrophy, and/or stiffness (most commonly seen in the semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and longissimus muscles). These clinical signs usually first become apparent...