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