⭐ Semimembranosus Muscle ⭐
Origin: Ischial tuberosity
Insertion: Medial condyle of the tibia
Action: Flexes knee, extends the hip, medially rotates tibia when the knee is flexed
Nerve: Tibial nerve of the sciatic plexus (L5, S1 and S2)
Artery: Profunda femoris and gluteal arteries

The semimembranosus is one of the three hamstring muscles. The other two are the biceps femoris and semitendinosus.

My other hamstring muscle videos:
Semitendinosus anatomy video:    • Semitendinosus Anatomy: Origin, Inser...  
Biceps femoris anatomy video:    • Biceps Femoris Anatomy: Origin, Inser...  

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Location of semimembranosus
0:31 Hamstrings and the semimembranosus
0:56 Origin of the semimembranosus
1:17 Insertion of the semimembranosus
1:50 Actions of the semimembranosus
3:21 Outro
3:47 Semimembranosus muscle video summary

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