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The muscle inserts onto the head of the fibula and the lateral condyle of the tibia. biceps femoris semitendinosus sartorius semimembranosus
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00:01 So the correct statement is that the biceps femoris is a muscle in the posterior thigh and its primary action posterior thigh and its primary action is knee flexion not knee extension.
00:51 It also plays a role in hip extension...
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