Hi, semi simply means half in Latin. In the case of Semimembranosus, the upper “half” is flat. In Semitendinosus, the lower half is cord or sinew-like, thus, its name.
HTH!
Luck
Dr. Luck Louis, BSc MD FRCPC
Clinical Professor and Consultant Staff Radiologist,
Divisions of Emergency Radiology and
Musculoskeletal Radiology,
Departments of Radiology and Surgery,
Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital,
University of British Columbia.
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Hi, semi simply means half in Latin. In the case of Semimembranosus, the upper “half” is flat. In Semitendinosus, the lower half is cord or sinew-like, thus, its name.
HTH!
Luck
Dr. Luck Louis, BSc MD FRCPC
Clinical Professor and Consultant Staff Radiologist,
Divisions of Emergency Radiology and
Musculoskeletal Radiology,
Departments of Radiology and Surgery,
Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital,
University of British Columbia.
Chair, ACSERT Correlation Rounds.
Director, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, VGH / UBCH.
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