This muscle plays a key role in the first steps of mechanical digestion.
What is the Masseter?
This muscle originates from the sternum, abducts the limb, and pulls the limb caudally. (shown in green)
What is the Deep Pectoral?
This is a strong, white, fibrous band that runs along the abdomen.
What is Linea Alba?
This muscle is the longest and widest muscle of the thigh which covers the entire caudolateral aspect. This muscle also spans three joints.
What is Biceps Femoris?
This muscle is the most cranial muscle in the hind limb. It flexes the tarsal joint and is held in position near the tarsal joint along with the other muscles by the extensor retinaculum.
What is the Cranial Tibial?
This group of muscles runs caudal to the cranium and descends to the humorous. This helps pull the head forward while also allowing the forelimbs to move forward.
What is the Brachiocephalicus?
This is the smaller portion of the chest muscle that arises from the first 2 sternebrae, with fibers that run in a craniolateral direction. (shown in red)
What is the Tansverse Superficial Pectoralis?
This muscle is broad and flat, it is responsible for the movement of the shoulder and upper limb. It is located on lowerback and upper thorax.
What is Latissimus Dorsi?
This straplike muscle lies lateral to the semimembranosus muscle and its point of insertion is the tibia and tuber calcanei.
What is Semitendinosus?
This tendon, also known as the Achillies tendon, is a heavy band of connective tissue that inserts on the tuber calcanei, and it is made up of five different muscles.
What is the Common Calcanean Tendon?
Part of a set, this muscle runs along the spine, the scapula, and reaches the forelimb with its triangle shape. The main purpose it serves is to engage in cranio-dorsal movement.
What is the Cervical Trapezius?
This muscle makes up the large muscle mass on the caudal aspect of the humerus. It originates from the caudal border of the scapula and the proximal border of the humerus.
What is the Triceps Brachii?
This musccle is broad and flat, it is located in the lateral and anterior part of the abdomen.
What is the External Abdominal Oblique?
This muscle has four heads; it is the most powerful extensor of the stifle. The patella is the tendon of insertion for this muscle.
What is Quadriceps Femoris?
This muscle is the most superficial muscle of the cuadal leg muscles and contains two heads. Each head has a sesamoid bone embedded near it's origin.
What is the Gastrocnemius?
Like its cranial twin, this muscle runs above the spine and scapula with its triangle shape allowing the shoulder to perform caudo-dorsal movement.
Wht is the Thoracic Trapezius?
This muscle originates from the first 3 sternebrae, its fibers running horizontally. (Shown in orange))
What is the Descending Superficial Pectoralis?
This muscle helps stablize the pelvis and hip during movement and balance.
What is Adductor?
This large, wide, and flat muscle covers the caudomedial surface of the medial thigh. It originates in the pelvic synthesis.
What is Gracilis?
This large nerve runs on the caudal aspect of the femur beneath to the biceps femoris and should be avoided when giving intramuscular injections as it risks paralysis if hit.
What is the Sciatic Nerve?
This group of muscles starts attached to the temporal bone and descends attaching to the manubrium. Its primary function is to pull the head left and right.
What is the Sternocephalicus?
This is the largest craniolateral muscle group. It lies on the cranial aspect of the radius and deep to the brachioradialis muscle as it courses distally.
What is the Extensor Carpi Radialis?
This muscle is large and is located in the hindlimb and hip, considered a part of the hamstring group.
What is Semimembranosus?
This small spindle shaped muscle is located on the medial aspect of the hind leg; it adducts the limb and originates on the prepubic tendon and cranioventral to the acetabulum on the pubis.
What is the pectineus?
This muscle lies caudal and lateral to the long digital extensor, its tendon passes through the groove on the caudal aspect of the lateral malleolus to its insertion, it flexes the tarsal joint.
What is Peroneus Longus?