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  2. Posterior compartment of thigh - Wikipedia

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    The hamstrings are innervated by the sciatic nerve, specifically by a main branch of it: the tibial nerve. (The short head of the biceps femoris is innervated by the common fibular nerve). The sciatic nerve runs along the longitudinal axis of the compartment, giving the cited terminal branches close to the superior angle of the popliteal fossa.

  3. Patellar reflex - Wikipedia

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    This is a reflex of proprioception which helps maintain posture and balance, allowing to keep one's balance with little effort or conscious thought. The patellar reflex is a clinical and classic example of the monosynaptic reflex arc. [3] There is no interneuron in the pathway leading to contraction of the quadriceps muscle.

  4. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Number of times that the named muscle row occurs in a standard human body. Here it may also be denoted when a given muscles only occurs in a male or a female body. By (F) for female and (M) for male, if nothing is denoted. The muscle can be assumed to occur in both genders.

  5. List of nerves of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Distribution of the areas of the sensory roots upon the surface of the body. Structure of the nervous system; Development of the nervous system; The spinal cord or medulla spinalis; The brain or encephalon The hindbrain or rhombencephalon; The midbrain or mesencephalon; The forebrain or prosencephalon; Composition and central connections of the ...

  6. Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs is the nerve supply to areas of the skin of the lower limbs (including the feet) which are supplied by specific cutaneous nerves. Modern texts are in agreement about which areas of the skin are served by which nerves , but there are minor variations in some of the details.

  7. 8 Hamstring Exercises You Can Do at Home for Lower-Body ... - AOL

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    Step 2: Squeeze your glutes and hamstrings to lift your hips off the ground until your body forms a straight line from your shoulders to your knees. Engaging your core, lift your right leg up off ...

  8. Inferior gluteal nerve - Wikipedia

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    The muscle is supplied by the inferior gluteal nerve which arises from the dorsal branches of the ventral rami of the fifth (L5), the first and second sacral nerves. [2]The lumbosacral trunk, which is made up of L5 and a small branch of L4, effectively connects the lumbar and sacral plexuses. [3]

  9. 7 Hamstrings Strength Exercises to Keep Your Pedal ... - AOL

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    Here, the best hamstring strength exercises. Strengthening these hard-working muscles on the back of the leg maximize power and protect you from injury. Here, the best hamstring strength exercises.