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semitendinosus [‚sem·ē‚ten·də′nō·səs] (anatomy) One of the hamstring muscles, arising from the ischium and inserted into the tibia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lower MPFs throughout the posttraining test compared with the pretraining test were found for the semitendinosus muscle of all subjects (Fig. These territories are arranged in parallel in the BF and semimembranosus muscles and in series in the semitendinosus muscle, and, because they are innervated by what appear to be primary branches of the hamstring nerves, they have been treated as compartments. [25] These researchers investigated the tension response to stretching in single frog (Rana pipiens) semitendinosus muscle fibers before and after a defect was created experimentally, causing the midportion of the fiber to be vacated of any contractile tissue but leaving the sarcolemma intact. |
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