nerve to biceps femoris

Innervation

• long head of biceps femoris (caput longum):
  • tibial division of sciatic nerve- lumbar spinal nerve (L5), sacral spinal nerves (S1 & S2)
  • main segmental innervation --> S1
• short head of biceps femoris (caput breve):
  • common fibular nerve, division of sciatic nerve - lumbar spinal nerve (L5), sacral spinal nerves (S1 & S2)
  • main segmental innervation --> S1

More general terms

• peripheral nerve

Additional terms

• biceps femoris
• hamstring