Hindlimb O,I,A,N Flashcards
Dorsal gluteal group
Superficial gluteal
Middle gluteal
Piriformis
Deep gluteal
Gluteofemoralis (cat)
Tensor fasciae latae
Medial group
Gracilis
Pectineus
Adductor
External obturator
Sartorius
Iliopsoas
Caudal group
Biceps femoris
Abductor cruris caudalis
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Deep group
Internal obturator
Gemelli
Quadratus femoris
How to tell if a muscle flexes the joint
If muscle is on the same side as the angle of the joint
How to tell if a muscle extends the joint
If a muscle is on the opposite side of the angle
Which muscles are most caudal and supplied by caudal gluteal nerve?
Superficial gluteal & gluteofemoralis
Superficial gluteus
Origin - sacrotuberus ligament
Insertion - 3rd trochanter
Action - extends hip jt
Nerve - caudal gluteal nerve
facts abt sacrotuberus ligament
Broad in horses - insert on 3rd trochanter
Narrow in dogs - insert to smaller 3rd trochanter
Not in cats
Middle gluteus
Origin - wing of ilium
Insertion - greater trochanter
Action - extends hip
Nerve - cranial gluteal nerve
Piriformis
Origin - sacrum & sacrotuberous lig
Insertion - greater trochanter
Action - extend hip, abduct limb
Nerve - caudal gluteal nerve
Deep gluteal
Origin - body of ilium
Insertion - greater trochanter
Action - extends hip
Nerve - cranial gluteal nerve
Deep gluteal is covered by
Middle gluteus and Piriformis
Gluteofemoralis
Present only in cat
Origin - first caudal vertebrae
Insertion - patella
Action - extend hip, abduct limb
Nerve - caudal gluteal nerve
Biceps femoris
1, 2, 3, 4,
Origin - sacrotuberous lig, ischiatic tuberosity
Insertion -
- cranial - patella indirectly via fascia lata
- middle - tibial crest
- caudal - calcanean tuberosity via calcanean tendon
Action - extends : hip, stifle, hock and flex stifle
Nerve -
- cranial - caudal gluteal nerve
- middle & caudal - tibial nerve