Hindlimb Muscles

Question 1

What is the function of the hamstring muscles

Answer 1

Extend the hip and to a lesser extend extend the stifle

Question 2

What is the purpose of the inner pelvic muscles

Answer 2

Rotate hip outward

Question 3

What is the function of the gluteal muscles

Answer 3

Extensors of the hip

Question 4

What is the function of the medial muscles of the thigh

Answer 4

Adduction of the thigh or preventing abduction during contraction of laterally located muscles

Question 5

Which nerve innervates all gluteal muscles

Answer 5

Innervated by the cranial and caudal gluteal branches of the sciatic nerve

Question 6

What nerve innervates hip rotators and inner pelvic muscles

Answer 6

Sciatic nerve

Question 7

What nerve innervates the biceps femoris

Answer 7

sciatic nerve via caudal gluteal and tibial nerve

Question 8

What nerve innervates the semitendinosus and semimembranosus

Answer 8

tibial nerve

Question 9

What nerve innervates the sartorius

Answer 9

saphenous nerve

Question 10

What nerve innervates the quadriceps femoris

Answer 10

femoral nerve

Question 11

What nerve innervates the fasciae latae

Answer 11

cranial gluteal nerve

Question 12

What nerve innervates all adductor muscles

Answer 12

Obturator Nerve

Question 13

What nerve innervates all muscles of the craniolateral calf group (hock flexors)

Answer 13

peroneal nerve

Question 14

What muscles make up the gluteal group

Answer 14

deep, middle and superficial gluteal

Question 15

What muscles make up the inner pelvic muscles

Answer 15

Internal and external obturator, gemelli and quadratus femoris

Question 16

What muscles make up the hamstring group

Answer 16

Biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimebranosus and caudal crural abductor

Question 17

What muscles make up the cranial thigh muscles

Answer 17

Quadriceps femoris, sartorius and tensor fascia latae

Question 18

What muscles make up the medial muscles of the thigh

Answer 18

Pectineus, gracilis and adductor

Question 19

What muscles make up the craniolateral group of crural muscles

Answer 19

Cranial tibial, the long digital extensor, the lateral digital extensor, the peroneus longus and peroneus brevis

Question 20

What muscles are in the caudal crural group

Answer 20

Gastrocnmeius, superficial digital flexor, deep digital flexor, caudal tibial and popliteus