Biceps femoris (short head)
Musculus biceps femoris, caput breve
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- What it is
- Arises from the lateral lip of the linea aspera and lateral supracondylar line of the femur, deep to the long head, and joins it in the common tendon to the fibular head.
- Function
- Flexes the knee and laterally rotates the leg.
- Size
- About 15-20 cm long.
- Clinical note
- The only part of the hamstrings that does not cross the hip; it is supplied by the common fibular division of the sciatic nerve.