Long head of biceps femoris

Caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris

  • Related terms: Long head; Biceps femoris: Long head; Biceps femoris : Long head; Biceps femoris - Long head; Biceps femoris Long head; Biceps femoris (Long head)

Definition

Description:
The long head, arises from the lower and inner impression on the back part of the tuberosity of the ischium, by a tendon common to it and the Semitendinosus, and from the lower part of the sacrotuberous ligament;

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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