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Pelvic Limb Muscles
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Veterinary Medicine
Graduate
09/10/2012

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Term
Tensor Fasciae Latae
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: tuber coxae
i: lateral femoral fascia
a: flex hip. extend stifle joint
n: cranial gluteal
Term
Superficial gluteal
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: lateral border of sacrum and gluteal fascia.
i: third trocanter of the femur
a: extend and abduct hip joint
n: caudal gluteal
Term
Middle Gluteal
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: gluteal surface of ilium
i:greater trochanter of femur
a:extend and abduct hip joint
n: cranial gluteal
Term
Deep Gluteal
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o:body of ilium and ischiatic spine
i: greater trochanter of femur
a: extend and abduct hip
n: cranial gluteal
Term
Gluteofemoral
(in felines)
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: Cd2-4
i: lateral fascia near patella
a: extend hip and abduct hip joint
n:cranial gluteal
Term
Internal Obturator
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: dorsal surface of ischium
i: trochanteric fossa of femur
a: rotate limb laterally
n: sciatic
Term
Gemelli
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: dorsolateral surface of ischium
i: trochanteric fossa of femur
a:rotate limb laterally
n: sciatic
Term
Quadratus Femoris
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: caudoventral aspect of the ischium
i: trochanteric fossa of the femur
a: rotate limb laterally
n:sciatic
Term
External Obturator
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: ventral surface of ischium
i: trochanteric fossa of femur
a: rotate limb laterally
n: obturator
Term
Biceps Femoris
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: ischiatic tuberosity
i: cranial border of th etibia and tuber calcanei, fascia lata and crural fascia.
a: extends hip, stifle and hock joints, flexes stifle when not bearing weight.
n: sciatic
Term
Semitendinosus
origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition
o: ischiatic tuberosity
i: medial surface of tibial body and tuber calcanei
a:extend hip and hock, flex stifle
n: sciatic
Term
Semimembranosus origin, insertion, action and nerve?
Definition

o: ischiatic tuberosity

i: medial epicondyle of femur and medial condyle of tibia a: extend hip, extend or flex stifle.

n: sciatic

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