Muscular system
Long head of biceps femoris
Caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Posterior compartment of thigh
DescriptionUnreviewed
The biceps femoris is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back.
As its name implies, it has two parts, one of which (the long head) forms part of the hamstrings muscle group.
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Names
- Latin
- Caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris
- English
- Long head of biceps femoris
- French
- Chef long du biceps fémoral
- Spanish
- Cabeza larga del músculo bíceps femoral
- Portuguese
- Cabeça longa do bíceps femoral