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36 Cards in this Set
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BICEPS FEMORIS |
ORIGIN: The sacrotuberous ligament and the ischiatic tuberosity
INSERTION: By means of the fascia lata and crural fascia to the patella, patellar ligament, and cranial border of the tibia; by means of the crural fascia to the subcutaneous part of the tibial body; the tuber calcanei
ACTION:To extend the hip, stifle, and hock. The caudal part of the muscle flexes the stifle
INNERVATION: Sciatic nerve |
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SEMITENDINOSUS |
ORIGIN: The ischiatic tuberosity
INSERTION: The disto-cranial border of the tibia. The medial surface of the body of the tibia an dthe tuber calcanei by means of the crural fascia
ACTION: To extend the hip, flex the stifle, and extend the hock
INNERVATION: Sciatic nerve |
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SEMIMEMBRANOSUS |
ORIGIN: The ischiatic tuberosity
INSERTION: The distal medial lip of the caudal rough surface of the femur and the medial condyle of the tibia
ACTION: To extend the hip. The part that attaches to the femur extends the stifle; the part that attaches to the tibia flexes or extends the stifle, depending on the position of the limb
INNERVATION: Sciatic nerve |
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SARTORIUS |
ORIGIN: Cranial part- the crest of the ilium and the thoracolumbar fascia; caudal part- the cranial ventral iliac spine and the adjacent ventral border of the ilium
INSERTION: Cranial part- the patella, in common with the rectus femoris of the quadriceps; caudal part- the cranial border of the tibia, in common with the gracilis
ACTION: To flex the hip. The cranial part extends the stifle; the caudal part flexes the stifle
INNERVATION: Femoral nerve |
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GRACILIS |
ORIGIN: The pelvic symphysis by means of the symphysial tendon
INSERTION: The cranial border of the tibia and, with the semitendinosus, the tuber calcanei
ACTION: To adduct the limb, flex the stifle, and extend the hip and hock
INNERVATION: Obturator nerve |
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PECTINEUS |
ORIGIN: From the iliopubic eminence and the pubic tubercle via the prepubic tendon
INSERTION: The distal end of the medial lip of the caudal rough face of the femur
ACTION: To adduct the limb
INNERVATION: Obturator nerve |
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ADDUCTOR |
ORIGIN: The entire pelvic symphysis by means of the symphysial tendon, the adjacent part of the ischiatic arch, and ventral surface of teh pubis and ischium
INSERTION: The entire lateral lip of the caudal rough face of the femur
ACTION: To adduct the lmb and extend the hip
INNERVATION: Obturator nerve |
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TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE |
ORIGIN: The tuber coxae and adjacent part of the ilium; the aponeurosis of the middle gluteal muscle
INSERTION: The lateral femoral fascia
ACTION: To tense the lateral femoral fascia, flex the hip, and extend the stifle
INNERVATION: Cranial gluteal nerve |
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SUPERFICIAL GLUTEAL |
ORIGIN: The lateral border of the sacrum and the first caudal vertebra, partly by means of the sacrotuberous ligament, the cranial dorsal iliac spine by means of the deep gluteal fascia
INSERTION: The third trochanter
ACTION: To extend the hip and abduct the limb
INNERVATION: Caudal gluteal nerve |
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MIDDLE GLUTEAL |
ORIGIN: The crest and gluteal surface of the ilium
INSERTION: The greater trochanter
ACTION: To extend and abduct the hip and to rotate the pelvic limb medially
INNERVATION: Cranial gluteal nerve |
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DEEP GLUTEAL |
ORIGIN: The body of the ilium; the ischiatic spine
INSERTION: The cranial aspect of the greater trochanter
ACTION: To extend and abduct the hip and to rotate the pelvic limb medially
INNERVATION: Cranial gluteal nerve |
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INTERNAL OBTURATOR |
ORIGIN: The symphysis pelvis and the dorsal surface of the ischium and pubis
INSERTION: The trochanteric fossa of the femur
ACTION: To rotate the pelvic limb laterally at the hip
INNERVATION: Sciatic nerve |
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PIRIFORMIS MUSCLE OF THE MIDDLE GLUTEAL |
The deep caudal portion of the middle gluteal muscle that is readily separated from the main muscle mass. |
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ARTICULARIS COXAE MUSCLE |
It is a small, spindle shaped muscle lying on the craniolateral aspect of the hip joint capsule. It is covered by the deep gluteal muscle.
ORIGIN: The lateral surface of the ilium along with the rectus femoris
INSERTION: The neck of the femur |
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GEMELLI |
ORIGIN: The lateral surface of the ischium, caudal to the acetabulum and ventral to the lesser ischiatic notch
INSERTION: The trochanteric fossa
ACTION: To rotate the pelvic limb laterally at the hip
INNERVATION: Sciatic nerve |
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QUADRATUS FEMORIS |
ORIGIN: The ventral surface of the caudal part of the ischium
INSERTION: Intertrochanteric crest
ACTION: To extend the hip and rotate the pelvic limb laterally
INNERVATION: Sciatic nerve |
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EXTERNAL OBTURATOR |
ORIGIN: The ventral surface of the pubis and ischium
INSERTION: The trochanteric fossa
ACTION: To rotate the pelvic limb laterally
INNERVATION: Obturator nerve |
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QUADRICEPS FEMORIS |
ORIGIN: Rectus femoris- ilium; vasti muscles- proximal femur
INSERTION: Tibial tuberosity
ACTION: To extend the stifle and flex the hip (rectus)
INNERVATION: Femoral nerve |
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PATELLA |
It is a seseamoid bone that is intercalated in the large tendon of insertion of the quadriceps. It articulates with the trochlea of the femur |
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PATELLAR LIGAMENT |
It extends from the patella to the tibial tuberosity. It is the distal end of the tendon of insertion of the quadriceps |
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RECTUS FEMORIS |
It is the most cranial component of the quadriceps femoris and the only one to arise from the ilium |
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VASTUS LATERALIS |
It lies lateral and caudal to the rectus femoris, to which it is fused distally. It is partly separated from the vastus intermedius by a scantily developed intermuscular septum. It is inserted with the rectus femoris on the tibial tuberosity |
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VASTUS INTERMEDIUS |
It lies directly on the smooth cranial surface of the femur and is quite intimately fused with the other two vasti (vastus lateralis and vastus medialis). It arises with the vastus lateralis, which covers it, from the lateral side of the proximal end of the femur. It inserts on the tibial tuberosity with the other members of the group |
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VASTUS MEDIALIS |
It arises from the medial side of the proximal end of the cranial surface of the femur and the proximal end of the medial lip of the caudal rough surface. It inserts with the other heads of the quadriceps on the tibial tuberosity |
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ILIOPSOAS |
ORIGIN: Psoas major- lumbar vertebrae; iliacus- cranioventral ilium
INSERTION: Lesser trochanter
ACTION: To flex the hip
INNERVATION: Ventral branches of lumbar spinal nerves; femoral nerve |
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CRURAL EXTENSOR RETINACULUM |
It is a thickening of the deep crural fascia that stretches obliquely from the distal third of the fibula to the medial malleolus of the tibia. It binds down the tendons of the long digital extensor and cranial tibial muscles |
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TARSAL EXTENSOR RETINACULUM |
It is a fibrous loop that attaches to the calcaneus and wraps around the tendon of the long digital extensor muscle |
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CRANIAL TIBIAL |
ORIGIN: The extensor groove and the adjacent articular margin of the tibia; the lateral edge of the cranial tibial border
INSERTION: The plantar surface of the base f the metatarsals I and II
ACTION: To flex the tarsocrural joint and to rotate the paw laterally so that the plantar surface faces medially
INNERVATION: Fibular nerve |
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LONG DIGITAL EXTENSOR |
ORIGIN: The extensor fossa of the femur
INSERTION: The extensor processes of the distal phalanges of digits II, III, IV and V
ACTION: To extend the digits and flex the tarsus
INNERVATION: Fibular nerve |
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FIBULARIS LONGUS |
ORIGIN: The lateral condyle of the tibia, the proximal end of the fibula, and the lateral epicondyle of the femur by means of the lateral collateral ligament of the stifle
INSERTION: The fourth tarsal bone; the plantar aspect of the base of the metatarsals
ACTION: To flex the tarsus and rotate the paw medially so that the plantar surface faces laterally
INNERVATION: Fibular nerve |
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GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE |
ORIGIN: The medial and lateral supracondylar tuberosities of the femur
INSERTION: The proximal dorsal surface of the tuber calcanei
ACTION: To extend the tarsus and flex the stifle
INNERVATION: Tibial nerve |
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SUPERFICIAL DIGITAL FLEXOR |
ORIGIN: The lateral supracondylar tuberosity of the femur
INSERTION: The tuber calcanei and the bases of the middle phalanges of digits II, III, IV, and V
ACTION: To flex the first two digital joints of the four principal digits; flex the stifle; extend the tarsus
INNERVATION: Tibial nerve |
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DEEP DIGITAL FLEXOR |
ORIGIN: The caudal aspect of the proximal two thirds of the tibia, the proximal half of the fibula, and the adjacent interosseous membrane
INSERTION: The flexor tubercle on the plantar surface of the base of each of the distal phalanges
ACTION: To flex the digits and extend the tarsus
INNERVATION: Tibial nerve |
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LATERAL DIGITAL FLEXOR |
It arises from the caudolateral border of the proximal two thirds of the tibia, most of the proximal half of the fibula, and the adjacent interosseous membrane. Medial to the tuber calcanei, it is surrounded by the tarsal synovial sheath and bound in the groove over the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus by the flexor retinaculum |
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MEDIAL DIGITAL FLEXOR |
It is smaller and lies between the lateral digital flexor and the popliteus. |
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POPLITEUS |
ORIGIN: The lateral epicondyle of the femur
INSERTION: The proximal third of the caudal surface of the tibia
ACTION: To rotate the leg medially
INNERVATION: Tibial nerve |