Question | Answer |
superficial gluteal m. | O: sacrum/1st caudal vertebrae, sacrotuberous ligament
I: 3rd trochanter of femur
A: extend hip, abduct hip |
middle gluteal m. | O: crest & gluteal surface of ilium
I: greater trochanter of femur
A: extend hip, rotate limb medially |
deep gluteal m. | O: body of ilium, ischiatic spine
I: greater trochanter
A: extend hip, abduct hip, rotate limb medially |
piriformis m. | O: last vertebrae of sacrum, 1st vertebrae of tail
I: same tendon as middle gluteal
A: extend the hip |
biceps femoris m. | O: sacrotub lig, ischiatic tubrsty
I: patella(r lig), (A) cran border of lat aspect of tib via fascia lata & crural fasc, (B) tuber calc via crural fasc
A: extend hip, extend stifle jt when fixed, (A) flex stifle jt when not fixed
(B) extend tarsal jt |
semitendinosus m. | O: ischiatic tuberosity
I: med aspect proximal tib, tuber calcanei via crurual fascia
A: extend hip & tarsal jt, extend stifle jt when fixed, flex stifle jt when not fixed |
semimembranosus m. | O: ischiatic tuberosity
I: caudal surface of distal femur, proximal tibia
A: extend the hip jt, flex OR extend the stifle jt |
sartorius m. | O: ventral border of cranial ilium & adjacent fascia
I: patella, cranial tibia
A: flex hip jt, flex OR extend stifle jt |
pectineus m. | O: ilopubic eminence, pectin of the pubis
I: caudomedial aspect of distal femur
A: adduct the limb |
gracilis m. | O: pelvic symphysis
I: cranial border of the tibia and tuber calcanei
A: adduct limb, extend hip, slex stifle jt, extend tarsal jts |
adductor m. | O: pelvic symphysis & adjacent ischial arch, ventral pubis & ischium
I: lateral lip of the caudal surface of the femur
A: adduct the limb, extend the hip jt. |
tensor fascia latae m. | O: tuber coxae & adjacent part of ilium
I: lateral femoral fascia
A: tense lateral femoral fascia, flex hip, extend stifle jt. |
quadriceps femoris m. | O: rectus femoris m.-tuberosity for rect. fem. m.; vastus lateralis, medialis, & intermed. m.-prox femur
I: tibial tuberosity vial patellar lig
A: extend stifle jt, rectus femoris m.- flex hip jt. |