Muscles/Actions of pelvic appendage

Question 1

Caudal muscles of the thigh

Answer 1

• Biceps femoris
• semintendinosus
• semimembranosus

Question 2

Medial muscles of the thigh

Answer 2

• Sartorius (cranial and caudal parts)
• Gracillis
• Pectineus
• Adductor

Question 3

Lateral muscles of the pelvis

Answer 3

• Tensor fascia latae
• Superficial gluteal
• Middle gluteal
• Deep gluteal

Question 4

Caudal hip muscles

Answer 4

• internal obturator
• gemelli
• quadratus femoris
• external obturator

Question 5

Cranial muscles of the thigh

Answer 5

• Quadraceps femoris
• illiopsoas

Question 6

Craniolateral muscles of the leg

Answer 6

• cranial tibial
• long digital extensor
• fibularis longus

Question 7

Caudal muscles of the leg

Answer 7

• gastrocnemius
• superficial digital flexor
• deep digital flexor
• popliteus

Question 8

Action of biceps femoris

Answer 8

Extension of hip, stifle, tarsal joints

Question 9

Action of semitendinosus

Answer 9

extension of hip and tarsal joints

Flexion of stifle

Question 10

Action of semimembranosus

Answer 10

Extension of hip
Flexion and extension of stifle

Question 11

Action of sartorius

Answer 11

Flexion of hip joint

Caudal: flexion of stifle

Cranial: extension of stifle

Question 12

Action of gracilis

Answer 12

Adduction of limp

Flexion of stifle and extension of hip and tarsal joints

Question 13

Action of pectineus

Answer 13

Adduction of the limb

Question 14

Action of adductor

Answer 14

Adduct the limb

Extension if hip

Question 15

Action of TFL

Answer 15

Tense lateral femoral fascia

Flexion of hip

Extension of stifle

Question 16

Action of superficial gluteal

Answer 16

Extension of hip

Abduction of limb

Question 17

Action of middle gluteal

Answer 17

Extension of hip

Abduction of hip

Rotate pelvic limb medially

Question 18

Action of deep gluteal

Answer 18

Extension of hip

Abduction of hip

Rotate the pelvic limb medially

Question 19

Actions of internal obturator, external obturator, and gemelli

Answer 19

Rotate pelvic limb laterally at the hip joint

Question 20

Action of quadratus femoris

Answer 20

Extension of hip

Rotate pelvic limb laterally

Question 21

Action of quadriceps femoris

Answer 21

Extension of stifle

Flexion of hip

Question 22

Action of illiopsoas

Answer 22

Flexion of hip

Question 23

Action of cranial tibial

Answer 23

Flexion of tarsus

Rotate the paw laterally (plantar surface faces medially)

Question 24

Action of long digital extensor

Answer 24

Extension of digits

Flexion of tarsus

Question 25

Action of fibularis longus

Answer 25

Flexion of tarsus

Rotate paw medially (plantar surface faces laterally)

Question 26

Action of gastrocnemius

Answer 26

Extension of tarsus

Flexion of stifle

Question 27

Action of superficial digital flexor

Answer 27

Flexion of first 2 digits

Flexion of stifle

Extension of tarsus

Question 28

Action of deep digital flexor

Answer 28

Flexion of digits

Extension of tarsus

Question 29

Action of popliteus

Answer 29

Rotate the leg medially

Question 30

What muscles contribute to the calcaneal tendon?

Answer 30

gastrocnemius, superficial digital flexor, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, gracilis

Question 31

manica flexoria

Answer 31

A tube like enclosure or sleeve around the deep digital flexor tendon at the metatarsalphalangeal/metacarpalphalangeal joint