> [!multi-column] >> [!blank] >> ### Description: >> ![[biceps femoris muscle.png]] > >> [!blank|wide-4] >> ### Function(s): >> > [!multi-column] >> >> [!blank] >> >> ![[extension of the hip.png]] >> > >> >>[!blank] >> >>![[flexion of the knee.png]] > [!multi-column] >> [!blank|wide-3] >> ### Origin: >> - **long head** = [[ischial tuberosity]] (i.e. crosses the [[hip joint]]) >> - **short head** = mid-[[femur]] > >> [!blank] >> ### Insertion: >> - [[head of the fibula]] > [!multi-column] >> [!blank] >> ### Innervation: >> - **long head** = [[tibial nerve]] >> - **short head** = [[common fibular nerve]] > >> [!blank] >> ### Blood Supply: >> - [[inferior gluteal artery]] >> - [[deep femoral artery]] (perforating branches) >> - [[popliteal artery]] > ### Clinical Significance: - ### Notes: -