Where it is
The rear edge of the thigh, from the ischium to the tibia and calcaneus.
- Layer
- Muscles
- System
- Muscles
- Region
- Hind limb
What it is and what it does
It arises from the lateral angle of the ischiatic tuberosity, between the biceps femoris and the semimembranosus, and inserts on the medial face of the tibia and on the calcaneus. It extends the hip and hock and flexes the stifle of the free limb; it is one of the main extensors of the hip, so part of the engine of propulsion.
Worth remembering
It extends the hip and hock: it is part of the engine of forward drive.
Names
- Latin term: musculus semitendinosus.
- In Romanian: Semitendinosul (Romanian page).