Muscle | | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
hamstring | | | | | | | quadriceps femoris |
biceps femoris | ऊरु द्विशिरस्का | long head: ischial tuberosity | head of fibula[10] articulating with back of lateral tibial condyle | inferior gluteal artery, perforating arteries, popliteal artery | long head: medial (tibial) part of sciatic nerve | flexes knee joint, laterally rotates leg at knee (when knee is flexed), extends hip joint (long head only)[10] | |
| | short head: linea aspera of femur[10] | | | short head: lateral (common fibular) part of sciatic nerve[10] | | |
semitendinosus | कंडराकल्पिका | ischial tuberosity[10] | pes anserinus | inferior gluteal artery, perforating arteries | sciatic nerve[10] (tibial, L5, S1, S2) | flexes knee, extends hip, medially rotates leg at knee[10] | |
semimembranosus | कलाकल्पिका | | medial surface of tibia[10] | profunda femoris, gluteal artery | sciatic nerve[ | | |