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HINDLIMB MUSCLES Flashcards

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Which 3 muscles are responsible for hindlimb adduction?

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  1. gracilis
  2. pectineus
  3. adductor
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What 3 muscles are responsible for hindlimb abduction?

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  1. superficial gluteal
  2. middle gluteal
  3. deep gluteal
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What 4 hindlimb muscles are responsible for medial rotation?

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  1. popliteus (leg)
  2. fibularis longus (paw)
  3. deep gluteal (limb)
  4. middle gluteal (limb)
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What 5 hindlimb muscles are responsible for lateral rotation?

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  1. cranial tibial (paw)
  2. external obturator (limb @ hip)
  3. quadratis femoris (limb)
  4. gemelli (limb @ hip)
  5. internal obturator (limb @ hip)
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What 4 muscles are responsible for hip flexion?

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  1. sartorius
  2. tensor fasciae latae
  3. quadriceps femoris
  4. ilipsoas
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What 8 muscles are responsible for hip extension?

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  1. biceps femoris
  2. semitendinosis
  3. semimembranosis
  4. gracilis
  5. adductor
  6. superficial gluteal
  7. middle gluteal
  8. quadratus femoris
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What 5 muscles are responsible for stifle flexion?

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  1. semitendinosis
  2. sartorius ~
  3. gracilis
  4. gastrocnemius
  5. superficial digital flexor

~ can either flex or extend

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What 5 muscles are responsible for stifle extension?

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  1. biceps femoris
  2. semimebranosis
  3. sartorius ~
  4. tensor fasciae latae
  5. quadriceps femoris

~ can either flex or extend

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What 4 muscles are responsible for tarsal flexion?

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  1. semimembranosis ~
  2. cranial tibial (tarsocrural joint)
  3. long digital extensor
  4. fibularis longus

~ can either flex or extend

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What 6 muscles are responsible for tarsal extension?

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  1. biceps femoris
  2. semitendinosis
  3. semimembranosis ~
  4. gracilis
  5. superficial digital flexor
  6. deep digital flexor

~ can either flex or extend

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What 2 muscles are responsible for digital flexion? (hindlimb)

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  1. superficial digital flexor
  2. deep digital flexor
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What muscles are responsible for digital extension? (hindlimb)

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  1. long digital extensor
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Biceps femoris

extends the hip, stifle and tarsal joints

attaches to the ischiatic tiberosity and patellar ligament (and to the tuber calcanei with crural fascia)

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Semitendinosus

extends the hip joint, flexes the stifle joint, extends the tarsal joints

attaches to the ischiatic tuberosity, the distocranial border of the tibia, and the tuber calcanei

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Semimembranosus

Extends the hip joint, and can either flex or extend the stifle joint

attaches to the ischiatic tuberosity, the coudal rough surface of the femur and medial condyle of the tibia

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Gracilis

Adducts the limb, flexes the stifle, extends the hip and tarsal joints

Attaches to the pelvic symphesis, the cranial border of the tibia, and the tuber calcanei

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Pectineus

Adducts the limb

Attaches at the iliopubic eminence and the caudal rough surface of the femur

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Adductor

Adducts the limb and extends the hip

Attaches proximally at the pelvic symphysis, ischiatic arch, and the ventral surface of the pubis and ischium.
Attaches distally at the lateral lip of the caudal rough face of the femur

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Tensor fasciae latae

Tenses the lateral femoral fascia, flexes the hip, extends the stifle

Attaches proximally at the tuber coxae and the adjacent part of the ilium as well as at the aponeurosis of the middle gluteal muscle.

Attaches distally at the lateral femoral fascia

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Superficial gluteal

Extends the hip and abducts the limb

Attaches at the sacrum, first caudal verterba, and the cranial dorsal iliac spine as well as the third trochanter

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Middle gluteal

Extends and abducts the hip joint and rotates the limb medially

attaches at the crest and gluteal surface of the ilium as well as the greater trochanter

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Deep gluteal

Extends and abducts the hip and rotates the limb medially

Attaches at the ischiatic spine and the greater trochanter

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Internal obturator

Rotates the limb laterally at the hip joint

Attaches on the dorsal side of the obturator foramen

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Gemelli

Rotates the pelvic limb laterally at the hip joint

Attaches to the lateral surface of the ischium and the trochanteric fossa

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Quadratus femoris

Extends the hip and rotates the limb laterally

Attaches to the ventral surface of the caudal part of the ischium and to the intertrochanteric crest

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External obturator

Rotates the pelvic limb laterally at the hip joint

Attaches to the ventral surface around the obturatur foramen

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Rectus femoris (part of the quadriceps femoris)

Extends the stifle and flexes the hip

Attaches to the ilium, proximal femur and the tibial tuberosity (patellar tendon!)

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Vastus lateralis (part of the quadriceps femoris)

Extends the stifle joint

Attaches to the proximal femur and tibial tuberosity (patellar tendon!)

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Vastus medialis (part of the quadriceps femoris)

Extends the stifle joint

Attaches to the proximal femur and the tibial tuberosity (patellar tendon!)

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Vastus intermedius (part of the quadriceps femoris)

Extends the stifle joint

Attaches to the proximal femur and the tibia tuberosity (patellar tendon!)

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Iliopsoas

Flexes the hip joint

Attaches at the lumbar vertebrae, ilacus, and lesser trochanter

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Sartorius

Flexes the hip joint. Cranial part extends the stifle, caudal part flexes the stifle

Attaches to the illium, patella (Cranial part) and the cranial border of the tibia (caudal part)

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Cranial tibial

flexes the tarsocrural joint and rotates the paw laterally

Attaches at the lateral edge of the cranial tibial border and the planter surface of the base of metatarsals I and II

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Long digital extensor

Extends the digits and flexes the tarsal joints

Attaches at the extensor fossa of the femur and the extensor processes of the distal phalanges

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Fibularis longus

Flexes the tarsal joints and rotates the paw medially

Attaches at the lateral condyle of the tibia, the lateral epicondyle of the femur, and the fourth tarsal bone

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Gastrocnemius

Extends the tarsal joints and flexes the stifle joint

Attaches at the medial and lateral supracondylar tuberositites of the femur and the tuber calcanei

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Superficial digital flexor

Flexes the digits and the stifle joint. Extends the tarsal joints

Attaches at the lateral supracondylar tuberosity of the femur, tuber calcanei, and the bases of the middle phalanges

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Deep digital flexor

Flexes the digits and extends the tarsal joints

Attaches at the proximal tibial and fibula and the flexor tubercle on the plantar surface of the distal phalanges

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Popliteus

Rotates the leg medially

Attaches to the lateral epicondyle of the femur and the caudal surface of the tibia

40
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what prominent fusiform shaped muscle is used as a caudal landmark of the femoral triangle?

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pectineus

41
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a coxofemoral dislocation is most often in the ____________ direction, the pull of the ________________ muscles aid in this displacement

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craniodorsal
gluteal

42
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what fibrous structure serves as the attachment for the biceps femoris and superficial gluteal muscles?

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sacrotuberous ligament

43
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what 5 muscles attach to the tuber calcanei?

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biceps femoris
superficial digital flexor
gracilis
gastrocnemius
semitendinosus

44
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Which 3 muscles are antagonists to extension of the middle gluteal at the hip joint?

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tensor fasciae latae
iliopsoas
sartorius

45
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What 5 muscles are components of the common calcaneal tendon?

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  1. biceps femoris
  2. superficial digital extensor
  3. gracilis
  4. gastrocnemius
  5. semitendinosus

Canine Anatomy (22 decks)

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