Cat Dissection Part 2

Question 1

Gluteus Medius

Answer 1

Abducts the thigh

Question 2

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 2

Abducts the thigh

Question 3

Caudofemoralis

Answer 3

Abducts the thigh and flexes the shank (lower leg)

Question 4

Biceps Femoris

Answer 4

Abducts the thigh and flexes the shank (lower leg)

Question 5

Vastus Lateralis

Answer 5

Extends the knee

Question 6

Tensor Fasciae Latae

Answer 6

Extends the shank (lower leg)

Question 7

Fascia Latae

Answer 7

Extends the shank (lower leg)

Question 8

Sartorius

Answer 8

Adduction and rotation of the femur

Question 9

Gracilis

Answer 9

Adducts and retracts the thigh

Question 10

Semitendinosus

Answer 10

Flexes the shank (lower leg)

Question 11

Semimembranosus

Answer 11

Extends the thigh

Question 12

Vastus Medialis

Answer 12

Extends the knee

Question 13

Rectus Femoris

Answer 13

Extends the knee

Question 14

Adductor Femoris

Answer 14

Adducts the thigh

Question 15

Tenuissimus

Answer 15

Abduct the thigh and flex the shank (lower leg)

Question 16

Gastrocnemius

Answer 16

Extends the pes (foot) and flexes the antebrachium

Question 17

Soleus

Answer 17

Extends the pes (foot)

Question 18

Extensor Digitorum Longus

Answer 18

Extends the digits

Question 19

Peroneus Longus

Answer 19

Flexion of the pes (foot)

Question 20

Tibialis Cranialis

Answer 20

Flexion of the pes (foot)