Posterior compartment of thigh
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| Posterior compartment of thigh | |
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| Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Posterior compartment is at center bottom.) | |
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| Back of left lower extremity. | |
| Latin | compartimentum femoris posterius |
| Gray's | subject #128 478 |
| Artery | inferior gluteal artery, profunda femoris artery, perforating arteries |
| Nerve | sciatic nerve |
The posterior fascial compartment of the thigh contains the knee flexors and hip extensors.
It consists of the following muscles:[1][2]
The muscles here (except for the short head of the biceps femoris) are the hamstrings. These muscles are mainly innervated by the sciatic nerve.
[edit] References
- ^ Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant's dissector. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 133. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
- ^ "Summary of Lower Limb". http://mywebpages.comcast.net/WNOR/summarylistll.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
[edit] External links
- postthigh at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy at Dartmouth knee/muscles/thigh3
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