True about semitendinosus
High-Yield Explanation
Semitendinosus - Origin- semitendinosus origins From the inferomedial Into the upper pa of the Tibial pa of ischial tuberosity, in common with the long head of biceps femoris. It is so named because it is muscular in upper pa (fleshy) and has a long tendon of inseion (thin) . It lies posteromedially in the thigh, superficial to the semimembranosus. Inseion- It is inseed into the upper pa of the medial surface of the tibia behind the saorius and the gracilis. nerve supply - tibial pa of sciatic nerve (L5, S1,S2) Ref : B D Chaurasia's Human Anatomy , seventh edition , volume 2 , pg. no.90 ( table no. 7.1 )