Semitendinosus

This section is about the
Muscles of the Legs and Feet

The semitendinosus muscles are located at the back ('posterior') of each of the upper-legs and are among the hamstring muscles.

The three hamstring muscles are the:

Origin, Insertion and Actions of the Semitendinosus muscles:

Point of Origin:	Ischial tuberosity (of the ischium bone)
Point(s) of Insertion:	The pes anserinus (sometimes labelled 'pes anserine'), which is the anatomic name given to the conjoined tendons at the medial condyle (of the tibia bone)
Action(s):	Flexes the knee Inwardly rotates the knee when the knee joint is flexed Extends the hip

The semitendinosus muscles are labelled on our diagram of human posterior muscles.

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Semitendinosus

Origin, Insertion and Actions of the Semitendinosus muscles:

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