page_title: Biceps femoris muscle
hierarchical_section_title: Biceps femoris muscle
caption_attribution_description: Muscles of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions with current muscle highlighted
context_page_description: The biceps femoris is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back. As its name implies, it has two parts, one of which forms part of the hamstrings muscle group.
context_section_description: The biceps femoris (/ˈbaɪsɛps ˈfɛmərɪs/) is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back.  As its name implies, it has two parts, one of which (the long head) forms part of the hamstrings muscle group.
caption: Posterior view of right leg. Long head of muscle highlighted in red, short head labeled in the lower part of the image
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