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        | Biceps femoris: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | fascia lata and crural fascia to patella, patellar ligament and cranial border of tibia; crural fascia to subcutaneous part of tibial body; tuber calcanei |  | 
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        | sacrotuberous ligament and ischiatic tuberosity |  | 
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        | to extend the hip, stifle, and hock; caudal part- flex the stifle |  | 
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        | medial surface of the bofy of the tibia and tuber calcanei via crural fascia |  | 
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        | to extend hip, flex stifle, and extend hock |  | 
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        | semimembranous: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | medial lip of caudal rough surface of the femur and proximal end of the tibia |  | 
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        | to extend hip; part to femur extends stifle; part to tibia flexes or extends stifle, depending on position of the limb |  | 
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        | cranial part- crest of the ilium and thoracolumbar fascia; caudal part- cranial ventral iliac spine and adjacent ventral border of ilium |  | 
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        | cranial part- patella, in common with rectus femoris; caudal part- cranial border of tibia along with gracilis |  | 
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        | to flex hip; cranial part- extends stifle; caudal part- flexes stifle |  | 
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        | pelvic symphysis via symphysial tendon |  | 
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        | cranial border of tibia, and with semitendinous, the tuber calcanei |  | 
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        | to adduct the limb; flex the stifle and extend the hip and hock |  | 
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        | cranial pubic ligament and iliopubic eminence |  | 
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        | distal end of medial lip of caudal rough lip of femur. |  | 
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        | adductor (magnus et brevis and longus): origin |  | Definition 
 
        | entire pelvic symphysis via symphysial tendon, adjacent part of ischiatic arch and ventral surface of pubis and ischium |  | 
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        | adductor (magnus et brevis and longus): insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | entire lateral lip of caudal rough surface of the femur |  | 
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        | adductor (magnus et brevis and longus): action |  | Definition 
 
        | to adduct the limb and extend the hip |  | 
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        | tensor fasciae latae: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | tuber coxae and adjacent part of the ilium; aponeurosis of middle gluteal m. |  | 
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        | tensor fasciae latae: insertion |  | Definition 
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        | tensor fasciae latae: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to tense the lateral femoral fascia, flex the hip and extend the stifle |  | 
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        | superficial gluteal: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | lateral border of sacrum and 1st caudal vertebra by means of the sacrotuberous ligament; cranial dorsal iliac spine via the deep gluteal fascia |  | 
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        | superficial gluteal: insertion |  | Definition 
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        | superficial gluteal: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to extend the hip and abduct the limb |  | 
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        | crest and gluteal surface of the ilium |  | 
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        | middle gluteal: insertion |  | Definition 
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        | body of the ilium; ischiatic spine |  | 
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        | cranial aspect of the greater trochanter |  | 
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        | to extend and abduct the hip, and rotate the pelvic limb medially |  | 
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        | articularis coxae: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | lateral surface of the ilium |  | 
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        | articularis coxae: insertion |  | Definition 
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        | articularis coxae: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to tense the joint capsule |  | 
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        | to extend and abduct the hip and rotate the pelvic limb medially |  | 
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        | internal obdurator: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | pelvic symphysis and dorsal surface of ischium and pubis |  | 
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        | internal obdurator: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | trochanteric fossa of femur |  | 
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        | internal obdurator: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to rotate the pelvic limb laterally at the hip joint |  | 
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        | lateral surface of the ischium caudal to the acetabulum and ventral to the lesser ischiatic notch |  | 
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        | to rotate the pelvic limb laterally at the hip joint |  | 
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        | quadratus femoris: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | ventral surface of the caudal part of the ischium |  | 
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        | quadratus femoris: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | immediately distal to the trochanteric fossa |  | 
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        | quadratus femoris: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to extend the hip and rotate the pelvic limb laterally |  | 
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        | external obdurator: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | ventral surface of pubis and ischium |  | 
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        | external obdurator: insertion |  | Definition 
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        | external obdurator: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to rotate the pelvic limb laterally |  | 
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        | Quadriceps femoris: rectus femoris:  origin
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        | ilium, cranial to the acetabulum |  | 
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        | Quadriceps femoris: rectus femoris: insertion
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        | Quadriceps femoris: rectus femoris: action
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        | to extend the stifle,to flex the hip |  | 
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus lateralis: origin
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        | proximal part of the lateral lip of the caudal rough surface of the femur |  | 
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus lateralis: insertion
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus lateralis: action
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus intermedius: origin
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        | lateral side of the proximal end of the femur |  | 
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus intermedius: insertion
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus intermedius: action
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus medialis: origin
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        | medial side of the proximal end of the cranial surface of the femur |  | 
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus medialis: insertion
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        | Quadriceps femoris: vastus medialis
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        | psoas major- lumber vertebra; iliacus- cranioventral ilium |  | 
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        | extensor groove and adjacent articular margin of the tibia; lateral edge of the cranial tibial border |  | 
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        | cranial tibial: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | proximal plantar surface of metatarsals I and II |  | 
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        | to flex the tarsus and rotate the paw laterally |  | 
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        | long digital extensor: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | extensor fossa of the femur |  | 
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        | long digital extensor: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | extensor processes of the distal phalanges of digits II, III, IV, V |  | 
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        | long digital extensor: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to extend the digits and flex the tarsus |  | 
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        | lateral condyle of the tibia, proximal end of the fibula and lateral epicondyle of the femur via lateral collateral ligament |  | 
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        | peroneus longus: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | fourth tarsal bone; plantar aspect of the proximal ends of the metatarsals |  | 
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        | to flex the tarsus and rotate the paw medially so plantar surface faces laterally |  | 
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        | medial and lateral supracondylar tuberosity of the femur |  | 
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        | to extend tarsus and flex stifle |  | 
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        | superficial digital flexor: origin |  | Definition 
 
        | lateral supracondylar tuberosity of the femur |  | 
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        | superficial digital flexor: insertion |  | Definition 
 
        | tuber calcanei and bases of the middle phalanges of digits II, III, IV, V |  | 
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        | superficial digital flexor: action |  | Definition 
 
        | to flex the first two digital joints of the four pricipal digits; flex stifle, and extend the tarsus |  | 
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        | deep digital flexor:            ORIGIN Lateral digital flexor
 ( flexor hallicis longus)
 medial digital flexor
 ( long digital flexor)
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        | proximal 2/3 of tibia; proximal 1/2 of fibula and adjacent interosseus membrane |  | 
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        | deep digital flexor:          INSERTION Lateral digital flexor
 ( flexor hallicis longus)
 medial digital flexor
 ( long digital flexor)
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        | plantar surfaces of base of each of the distal phalanges |  | 
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        | deep digital flexor:            ACTION Lateral digital flexor
 ( flexor hallicis longus)
 medial digital flexor
 (Long digital flexor)
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        | to flex digits and extend tarsus |  | 
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        | lateral condyle of the femur |  | 
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        | proximal 1/3 of caudal surface of the tibia |  | 
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        | to flex stifle and rotate leg medially |  | 
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