does bicep femoris adduct the thigh
It is a very broad and thick muscle which arises from the ischium and inserts from the patella to the middle of the shaft of the tibia by means of a wide aponeurosis. Contraction of this muscle abducts the thigh and flexes the shank. A smaller muscle just anterior to the biceps femoris is the caudofemoralis.It originates from the caudal vertebrae and inserts by a thin tendon on the patella.Contraction of the caudofemoralis results in abduction of the thigh and extension of the shank.t is a very broad and thick muscle which arises from the ischium and inserts from the patella to the middle of the shaft of the tibia by means of a wide aponeurosis. Contraction of this muscle abducts the thigh and flexes the shank. A smaller muscle just anterior to the biceps femoris is the caudofemoralis.