Muscles Of Thigh Posterior Compartment

Question 1

Name the muscles in this compartment

Answer 1

Hamstring muscles:
Bicep femoris
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus

Question 2

Innervation of these muscles

Answer 2

Sciatic nerve (L4-S3)

Question 3

Bicep femoris

Answer 3

Flexion at knee
Extends thigh at hip
Laterally rotates hip and knee

Question 4

Semitendinosus

Answer 4

Flexion of leg at knee joint
Extension of thigh at hip
Medially rotates thigh at hip joint and leg at knee joint

Question 5

Semimembranosus

Answer 5

Flexion of leg at knee joint
Extension of thigh at hip
Medially rotates thigh at hip joint and leg at knee joint