HINDLIMB Flashcards
What is the stay apparatus in the hindlimb of a horse do
Enables fewer muscles to be used in weight bearing
What does the reciprocal apparatus of the horse hindlimb do
Links movement of the stifle and hock joints
What is the name of the plexus that innervates the hind limb
Lumbosacral plexus
Which muscles adduct the hindlimb
Adductor
Gracilis
Pectineus
Origin and insertion of adductor muscles
- origin = ventral aspect of the pelvis
- Insertion = medial aspect of the femur
What nerve innervates the adductor muscle
Obturator nerve
Origin and insertion of the gracilis
Origin= pelvis symphysis Insertion= stifle and medial aspect of calcaneus
Innervation of the gracilis muscle
Obturator nerve
Origin and insertion of the pectineus muscle
Origin= pre-pubic tendon and olio-pubic eminence Insertion = medial aspect of femur
Innervation of pectineus muscle
Obturator nerve
Which muscles abduct the hindlimb
Gluteals - superficial, middle, deep
Origin and insertion of the gluteal muscles
Origin = ilium Insertion= greater trochanter of femur
Innervation of the gluteal muscles
Sciatic nerve
Which muscles extend the hip
Hamstrings :
- femoral biceps
- semitendinosus
- semimembranosus
Origin and insertion of the femoral biceps
Origin= ischial tuber Insertion= patella
Origin and insertion of the semitendinosus
Origin= ischial tuber Insertion = tibial crest and calcaneus
Origin and insertion of semimembranosus
Origin = ischial tuber Insertion= femur and tibia
Innervation of the femoral biceps
Sciatic nerve