Canine Hindlimb Muscle Groups

Front 1

Hip Flexor Muscles

Back 1

1. Iliopsoas (psoas major + iliacus mm.)

2. Rectus femoris

3. Sartorius

4. Tensor fasciae latea

Hint 1

There are 4

Front 2

Hip Outward Rotator Muscles

Back 2

1. Internal obturator

2. External obturator

3. Gamellus

4. Quadratus femoris

Hint 2

There are 4

Front 3

Hip Extensor Muscles

Back 3

1. Biceps femoris

2. Semitendinosus

3. Semimembranosus

4. Gluteals

5. Quadratus femoris

6. Gracilis

Hint 3

There are 6

Front 4

Stifle Extensor Muscles

Back 4

1. Biceps femoris

2. Semitendinosus

3. Semimembranosus

4. Quadriceps femoris (4 heads)

5. Tensor fasciae latae

6. Sartorius

Hint 4

There are 6

Front 5

Stifle Flexor Muscles

Back 5

1. Gastrocnemius

2. Popliteus

3. Superficial digital flexor

4. Hamstring mm.

Hint 5

There are 4

Front 6

Tarsus (hock) Flexor Muscles

Back 6

1. Long digital extensor

2. Cranial tibial

3. Peroneus longus & brevis

Hint 6

There are 3

Front 7

Digit Extensor Muscles

Back 7

1. Long digital extensor

2. Lateral digital extensor

Hint 7

There are 2

Front 8

Tarsus (hock) Extensor Muscles

Back 8

1. Biceps femoris

2. Semitendinosus

3. Gracilis

4. Gastrocnemius (& soleus in cat)

5. Superficial digital flexor

Hint 8

There are 5

Front 9

Digit Flexor Muscles

Back 9

Major digital flexors:

1. Superficial digital flexor

2. Deep digital flexor

Less important ones:

3. Interosseous mm.

4. Interflexorius

5. lumbricales

6. Digital mm.

Hint 9

There are 6 - but only really 2 main ones

Front 10

Hindlimb Adductor Muscles

Back 10

1. Sartorius

2. Gracilis

3. Adductor magnus et brevis

4. Adductor longus

5. Pectineus

Hint 10

There are 5