Muscular system
Short head of biceps femoris
Caput breve musculi bicipitis femoris
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Posterior compartment of thigh
DescriptionUnreviewed
The short head, arises from the lateral lip of the linea aspera, between the adductor magnus and vastus lateralis extending up almost as high as the insertion of the gluteus maximus, from the lateral prolongation of the linea aspera to within 5 cm. of the lateral condyle; and from the lateral intermuscular septum.
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Muscle attachments
Insertion
Names
- Latin
- Caput breve musculi bicipitis femoris
- English
- Short head of biceps femoris
- French
- Chef court du biceps fémoral
- Spanish
- Cabeza corta del músculo bíceps femoral
- Portuguese
- Cabeça curta do bíceps femoral