Semitendinous muscle
Musculus semitendinosus
Flexor of the shank.
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Pelvic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- from the apex of the tuberosity of the ischium …
- Insertion
- into the crest (dorsal border) of the tibia one or two centimeters from its proximal end.
- Action
- Flexor of the shank.
Terminology
- English
- Semitendinous muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus semitendinosus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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