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Superficial pectoral origin
Cranial sternum
Superficial pectoral insertion
Crest of the Greater tubercle

Cranial border of humerus
Superficial pectoral action
Adduct limb when not bearing weight

Prevent limb from being abducted when bearing weight
Superficial pectoral innervation
Cranial pectoral muscles (C7, C8)
Deep pectoral origin
sternum
Deep pectoral insertion
Greater and lesser tubercles
Deep pectoral action
When limb is advanced and fixed, pulls trunk cranially

When limb is not supporting weight, adducts the limb
Deep pectoral innervation
Caudal pectoral nerves (C8, T1)
Brachiocephalicus origin
Clavicular intersection
Brachiocephalicus insertion
Cleidobrachialis:
Dog: Distal cranial humerus
Cat: Proximal ulna


Cleidocephalicus
Mastoid: Mastoid process of temporal bone
Cervical: Dorsal neck (Car)
Brachiocephalicus action
Pull thoracic limb cranially

Draw head from side to side and/or depress head
Brachiocephalicus innervation
Accessory nerve and ventral branches of cervical spinal nerves
Sternocephalicus attachments
Cranial attachment:
Mastoid part: Mastoid process of temporal bone
Occipital part: Occipital bone

Caudal attachment:
Cranial sternum
Sternocephalicus action
Draw head and neck to side

Depress head and neck
Sternocephalicus innervation
Accessory nerve and ventral branches of cervical spinal nerves
Sternohyoideus origin
Cranial sternum
Sternohyoideus insertion
Basihyoid bone (located in the base of the tongue)
Sternohyoideus action
Pull tongue and larynx caudally
Sternohyoideus innervation
Ventral branches of cervical spinal nerves
Sternothyroideus origin
Cranial sternum
Sternothyroideus insertion
thyroid cartilage of the larynx
Sternothyroideus action
Draws larynx and tongue caudally
Sternothyroideus innervation
Ventral branches of cervical spinal nerves
Omotransversarius origin
Wing of the atlas
Omotransversarius insertion
Distal spine of the scapula
Omotransversarius action
Pull thoracic limb cranially when not bearing weight

Depress and pull head and neck to the side
Omotransversarius innervation
Accessory nerve
Trapezius origin
Cervical part: Dorsal neck
Thoracic part: Dorsal thorax
Trapezius insertion
Spine of scapula
Trapezius action
Elevate thoracic limb
Trapezius innervation
Accessory nerve
Rhomboideus origin
Capital part (Car): occipital bone

Cervical part: dorsal neck
Thoracic part: dorsal thorax
Rhomboideus insertion
Dorsal border of scapula
Rhomboideus action
Elevate thoracic limb

Depress scapula to the trunk
Rhomboideus innervation
Ventral branches of cervical and thoracic spinal nerves
Serratus ventralis origin
Cervical part: cervical vertebrae

Thoracic part: thoracic wall (ribs)
Serratus ventralis insertion
Serrated face of scapula
Serratus ventralis action
Support/elevate the trunk
Serratus ventralis innervation
Ventral branches of cervical spinal nerves and the long thoracic nerve (C7)
Latissimus dorsi origin
Thoracolumbar fascia
Latissimus dorsi insertion
Teres major tuberosity
Latissimus dorsi action
Draw thoracic limb caudally

Non-weight bearing: flex humeral joint

Weight bearing: extend humeral joint
Latissimus dorsi innervation
Thoracodorsal nerve (C7, C8, T1)
Coracobrachialis origin
Coracoid process of scapula
Coracobrachialis insertion
Crest of lesser tubercle
Coracobrachialis action
Adduct limb at humeral joint

Serve as a medial collateral ligament of the humeral joint
Coracobrachialis innervation
Musculocutaneous nerve
Biceps brachii origin
Supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula
Biceps brachii insertion
Porximal and medial aspects of radius and ulna
Biceps brachii action
Flex cubital joint

Extend humeral joint
Biceps brachii innervation
Musculocutaneous nerve
Brachialis origin
Proximal part of lateral humerus
Brachialis insertion
Proximal and medial aspects of radius and ulna
Brachialis action
Flex cubital joint
Brachialis innervation
Musculocutaneous nerve
Triceps brachii origin
Long head: Caudal border of scapula

Other heads: proximal humerus
Triceps brachii insertion
Tuber olecrani
Triceps brachii action
All heads: Extend cubital joint

Long head: Flex humeral joint
Triceps brachii innervation
Radial nerve
Tensor fasciae antebrachii origin
Latissimus dorsi and fascia on caudal border of scapula
Tensor fasciae antebrachii insertion
Tuber olecrani
Tensor fasciae antebrachii action
Extend cubital joint
Tensor fasciae antebrachii innervation
Radial nerve
Anconeus origin
Caudal aspect of distal humerus
Anconeus insertion
Tuber olecrani
Anconeus action
Extend cubital joint
Anconeus innervation
Radial nerve