Hindlimb muscle Flashcards
Biceps femoris
i2 WITH TENUISSIMUS running along bicep edge
o caudal half of sacrosciatic ligament and sciatic tuberosity
i cranial = lateral distal femur via fascia lata
i caudal = lateral tibial crest
i part of achilles tendon to tuber calcis
HIP EXTENSOR
tenuissimus
tiny strap like muscle running along caudal edge of bicep along with bicep femoris’ caudal insertion onto lateral tibial crest
semimembranosus
o sciatic tuberosity and ventral ischium
i medial = distal rough line of femur
i lateral = medial tibial condyle
HIP EXTENSOR
superficial gluteal
o lateral sacrum
i greater trochanter
abductor/extensor of hip
middle gluteal
o wing ilium
i greater trochanter
abductor/extensor of hip
piriformis
o superficial gluteal
i middle gluteal
abductor/extensor of hip
deep gluteal
o neck of ilium
i cranially greater trochanter
INWARD HIP ROTATOR
internal obturator
o medial rim of obturator foramen
i sciatic spine to intertrochanteric fossa
OUTWARD HIP ROTATOR
Gemelli
o ventral to sciatic spine
i intertrochanteric fossa
OUTWARD HIP ROTATOR
External obturator
o medial obturator formen
i ventral to pelvis to the intertrochanteric foramen
OUTWARD HIP ROTATOR
Adductor
o pubis, ventral surface of ischium
i lateral rough line of femur
ADDUCTOR OF HIP
pectineus
o iliopubic eminence and prepubic tendon
i distal medial rough line of femur
ADDUCTOR OF HIP
cranial sartorius
o iliac crest, iliac spine cranial
i via fascia lata to distal femur and patella
HIP FLEXOR
tensor fascia lata
o ventral iliac spine
i fasica lata
ILIO PSOAS
psoas major
iliacus
o iliacus: ventral neck ilium
o psoas major: transverse process of last 4 lumbar vertebrae
i lesser trochanter
HIP FLEXOR
