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Why does Angus Macguyver love the fascia lata?
He can repair joints with it, yo!
ID these regions of the pelvic limb
A - Femoral
B - Patellar
C - Crural
D - Gluteal
E - Sacral
F - Cluneal
ID these regions of the pelvic limb
A - Popliteal
B - Geniculate
C - Tarsal
D - Calcanean
E - Metatarsal
F - Phalangeal
Which nerve(s) innervate the muscles of the caudal femoral region? The cranial femoral region?
Caudal - sciatic n. (ischiatic n.)
Cranial - femoral n.
Which nerve(s) innervate the muscles of the caudal crural region? The cranial crural region?
Caudal - Tibial n.
Cranial - Peroneal n. (Fibular n.)
What nerve(s) innervate the gluteal region? The sacral region? The George Cluneal region?
Gluteal - Cranial gluteal n.
Sacral - Cranial gulteal n.
Cluneal - Caudal gluteal n.
What is another name for the Peroneal nerve?
Fibular n.
Which nerve innervates ALL adductors of the limb?
OBTURATOR N.
What does the sacrotuberous ligament serve as muscular attachment to in the dog?
Biceps femoris, superficial gluteal, piriformis, and abductor cruris caudalis mm.
NOT PRESENT in the cat
What are the caudal muscles of the thigh? What is their innervation?
Biceps femoris, Semitendinosis, Semimembranosis, and Caudal Crural Abductor mm.
All innervated by sciatic n.
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Biceps femoris m.
From ischiatic tuberosity and sacrotuberous ligament (dog) to patella, crural fascia, and tuber calcaneai (via calcaneal tendon)
Sciatic n.
Abduct and extend the limb, extend hip and stifle, flex stifle (caudal part), extend tarsus (via calcaneal tendon)
Dammit! Your dog just lifted his leg and peed all over my geniculus (that's knee, OK...get your mind outta the gutter). Anyway, which muscle did he use to do this?
Biceps femoris m.
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Semitendinosis m.
From ischiatic tuberosity to medial tibial body and tuber calcanei
Sciatic n.
Extend hip and hock, flex the stifle
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Semimembranosis m.
Ischiatic tuberosity to Distomedial femur and proximal tibia
Sciatic n.
Extend hip, stifle, and flex stifle
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Caudal crural abductor m.
From ischiatic tuberosity, sacrotuberous ligament to crural fascia
Sciatic n.
Abducts the pelvic limb
Where does the Caudal crural abductor m. originate in the dog? In the cat?
Dog - ischiatic tuberosity and sacrotuberous ligament
Cat - Ca1 or Ca2
What are the medial muscles of the thigh?
Which nerve(s) innervate them?
Sartorius, Gracilis, Pectineus, and Adductor mm.
Femoral or obturator nn.
How many heads to the sartorius m. in the dog? In the cat?
What does sartorius mean?
2 parts in dog; 1 part in cat.
Sartorius = dealing with tailoring. Yeah whatever.
Which muscles are these?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
A - Cranial part of Sartorius m.
From iliac crest and thoracolumbar fascia to patella

B - Caudal part of Sartorius m.
From iliac spine and ventral border of ilium to cranial border of tibia

Both innervated by Femoral n.

Both flex the hip and extend the stifle
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Gracilis m.
From pelvic symphysis to cranial border of tibia and tuber calcanei
Obturator n.
Adducts pelvic limb, flex stifle, extends hip and hock
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Pectineus m.
From iliopubic eminence and pubic tubercle via prepubic tendon to distal end of the medial lip of caudal rough face of femur
Obturator n.
Adducts pelvic limb
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Adductor magnus et brevis, longus mm.
From pelvic symphysis, ischiatic arch, ventral pubis, ischium to lateral lip of caudal rough face of femur
Obturator n.
Adduct limb and extend hip
What structures are located within the femoral triangle?
Saphenous n., Femoral a. and v.
What are the proximal, cranial, caudal, medial, and lateral boundaries of the femoral triangle?
Proximal - inguinal lig.
Cranial - Sartorius m.
Caudal - Pectineus m.
Medial - medial femoral fascia
Lateral - iliopsoas and vastus medialis mm.
What are the lymph nodes of the pelvic limb? Which is less consistent?
Popliteal and femoral (less consistent)
What are the lateral muscles of the pelvis in the dog? In the cat?
Tensor fasciae latae
Superficial gluteal
Middle gluteal
Piriformis
Deep gluteal
Articularis coxae
Cranial crural abductor (in the cat)
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Tensor fasciae latae m.

From tuber coxae and adjacent part of ilium; aponeurosis of middle gluteal m. to fascia lata

Cranial gluteal n.

Flex the hip and extend the stifle
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Superficial gluteal m.

Sacrum, Ca1, sacrotuberous ligament, cranial dorsal iliac spine (via fascia) to third trocanter of the femur

Caudal gluteal n.

Extend hip and abduct limb
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Middle gluteal m.

From crest and gluteal ilial surface to greater femoral trochanter

Cranial gluteal n.

Extend hip, abduct hip, rotate pelvic limb medially
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Piriformis m.

From lateral surface of 3rd S and Ca1 to greater femoral trochanter

Cranial gluteal n.

Extend hip, abduct hip, rotate pelvic limb medially
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Deep gluteal m.

From body of ilium and ischiatic spine to greater femoral trochanter

Cranial gluteal n.

Extend and abduct hip, rotate limb medially
Who's this little guy? Awww...
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Articularis coxae m.

Ilium (cranial to acetabulum) to neck of femur

Femoral n.

Flex hip
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Cranial crural abdutor m.

From Ca2 - Ca4 to fascia lata

Caudal gluteal n.

Abducts hip
What are the caudal hip muscles? What nerve(s) are they innervated by?
Internal obturator
Gamelli
Quadratus femoris
External obturator mm.
All innervated by sciatic n. (except external obturator which is innervated by obturator n.)
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Internal obturator m.

From symphysis pelvis, dorsal surface of ischium and pubis (obturator foramen) to trochanteric fossa of femur

Sciatic n.

Rotate pelvic limb laterally
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Gemelli mm.

Lateral ischial surface caudal to acetabulum to trochanteric fossa of femur

Sciatic n.

Rotate limb laterally
What does obturate mean?
What does gemellus mean?
To stop up
Twin
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Gemelli mm.

From ventral surface of the caudal ischium to intertrochanteric femoral crest

Sciatic n.

Extends hip and rotates limb laterally
Which muscles insert on the trochanteric fossa of the femur?
External obturator, Gemelli, and internal obturator mm.
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
External obturator m.

From ventral pubis and ischium to trochanteric femoral fossa

Obturator n.

Rotate limb laterally
What are the cranial thigh muscles? What nerve(s) are they innervated by?
Vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, vastus intermedius
Innervated by femoral n.
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Rectus femoris m.

From ilium (cranial to acetabulum) to tibial tuberosity

Femoral n.

Flex hip and extend stifle
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Vastus lateralis m.

From craniolateral part of proximal 1/5 of femur to tibial tuberosity

Femoral n.

Extend stifle
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Vastus medialis m.

From proximal medial femur to tibial tuberosity

Femoral n.

Extend stifle
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Vastus intermedius m.

From proximal lateral femur to tibial tuberosity

Femoral n.

Extend stifle
OK now...ID this, yo!
What innervates all these?
A - Rectus femoris m.
B - Vastus lateralis m.
C - Vastus intermedius m.
D - Vastus medialis m.
Femoral n.
OK jackass...ID THIS (cross section of thigh)
A - Rectus femoris
B - Sartorius (caudal part)
C - Pectineus
D - Gracilis
E - Semitendinosis
F - Sciatic n.
OK jackass...ID THIS (cross section of thigh)
A - Sartorius (cranial part)
B - Vastus medialis
C - Adductor magnus et brevis, longus
D - Semimembranosis
E - Caudal crural abductor
F - Biceps femoris
What are the sublumbar muscles? Which nerve(s) innervate these?
Psoas minor
Iliopsoas (Psoas major and iliacus)
Quadratus lumborum

innervated by lumbar nn. and femoral n.
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Psoas minor m.

From T13 - L5 vertebrae to iliopubic eminence

Lumbar nn.

Steepens pelvis and flexes lumbar vertebrae
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Psoas major m.

From transverse processes and bodies of L2- L7 to lesser trochanter of femur

Lumbar nn. and femoral n.

Flex hip
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Iliacus m.

From ventral ilium between arcuate line and lateral border to lesser trochanter of femur

Lumbar nn. and femoral n.

Flex hip
Which muscle is this?
Origin?
Insertion?
Innervation?
Action?
Quadratus lumborum m.

From T11 to L7 to wing of ilium

Lumbar nn.

Fix the lumbar vertebrae
Which thigh muscles contribute to the common calcaneal tendon and/or insert on the tuber calcanei?
Biceps femoris
Semitendinosus
Gracilis