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=='''Craniolateral Muscles of the Crus'''==

=='''Craniolateral Muscles of the Crus'''==

These muscles arise from the distal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Femur|femur]] or proximal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|tibia]] tibia or [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|fibula]]. Their tendinous insertions are often multiarticular and insert on the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|metatarsals]] or [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy|phalanges]]. They are innervated by the '''peroneal nerve'''.  

These muscles arise from the distal [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Femur|femur]] or proximal [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|tibia]] tibia or [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|fibula]]. Their tendinous insertions are often multiarticular and insert on the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|metatarsals]] or [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy|phalanges]]. They are innervated by the '''peroneal nerve'''.  

==='''Flexors of the tarsus'''===

==='''Flexors of the tarsus'''===

'''''Cranial Tibial (Tibialis Cranialis)'''''

'''''Cranial Tibial (Tibialis Cranialis)'''''

:'''Origin''': Lateral condyle and tuberosity of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|tibia]]

:'''Origin''': Lateral condyle and tuberosity of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|tibia]]

:'''Insertion''': Bifurcates into a medial and lateral branch. The lateral branch inserts on the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|metatarsal tuberosity]].  The medial branch inserts on the combined first and second [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|tarsal bones]]. The medial branch is also known as the '''cunean tendon'''.

:'''Insertion''': Bifurcates into a medial and lateral branch. The lateral branch inserts on the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|metatarsal tuberosity]].  The medial branch inserts on the combined first and second [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|tarsal bones]]. The medial branch is also known as the '''cunean tendon'''.

:'''Action''': Flexes the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]] (hock)

:'''Action''': Flexes the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]] (hock)

:Its tendinous insertion has a synovial sheath, and a bursa is present between its medial branch and the medial ligament of the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]] (hock).

:Its tendinous insertion has a synovial sheath, and a bursa is present between its medial branch and the medial ligament of the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]] (hock).

:In the horse, its fibres join with the third fibular muscle proximal to the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]].

:In the horse, its fibres join with the ''third fibular muscle'' proximal to the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]].

'''''Peroneus tertius'''''

'''''Peroneus tertius'''''

:'''Origin''': Extensor fossa of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Femur|femur]]

:'''Origin''': Extensor fossa of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Femur|femur]]

:'''Insertion''': Proximal extremity of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|third metatarsal]] and [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|third tarsal]] bone. Also the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|calcaneus]] and [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|fourth tarsal]] bones.

:'''Insertion''': Proximal extremity of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|third metatarsal]] and [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|third tarsal]] bone. Also the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|calcaneus]] and [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|fourth tarsal]] bones.

:'''Action''': An almost exclusively tendinous muscle that plays an important part in the [[Stay Apparatus - Horse Anatomy|Stay Apparatus]]

:'''Action''': An almost exclusively tendinous muscle that plays an important part in the [[Stay Apparatus - Horse Anatomy|Stay Apparatus]]

'''''Long digital extensor'''''

'''''Long digital extensor'''''

:'''Origin''': Extensor fossa of the femur, shared tendon of origin with the third fibular muscle

:'''Origin''': Extensor fossa of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Femur|femur]], shared tendon of origin with the third fibular muscle

:'''Insertion''': Extensor process of the third phalanx, and the dorsal surfaces of the proximal extremities of the first and second phalanges

:'''Insertion''': Extensor process of the [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy#Distal Phalanx|distal phalanx]], and the dorsal surfaces of the proximal extremities of the [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy#Proximal Phalanx|proximal]] and [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy#Middle Phalanx|middle]] phalanges

:'''Action''': Extends the digits, assists in flexing the tarsus

:'''Action''': Extends the digits, assists in flexing the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]] (hock)

:Its tendon of insertion passes over the front of the hock, and is held in place by three annular ligaments (proximal, middle and distal) and a synovial sheath. The tendon of the lateral digital extensor joins the tendon in the approximately the middle of the third metatarsal (cannon) bone. It is also joined by two branches of the suspensory ligament before its insertion.

:Its tendon of insertion passes over the front of the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|hock]] , and is held in place by three annular ligaments (proximal, middle and distal) and a synovial sheath. The [[Tendons - Horse Anatomy#Extensors|tendon]] of the lateral digital extensor joins the tendon in the approximately the middle of the[[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|third metatarsal]] (cannon) bone. It is also joined by two branches of the [[Tendons - Horse Anatomy#Flexors|suspensory ligament]] before its insertion.

'''''Lateral digital extensor'''''

'''''Lateral digital extensor'''''

:'''Origin''': Lateral patella ligament,  proximal fibula, lateral border of the tibia and the interosseous ligament. It lies between the long digital extensor muscle and the long flexor muscle of the first digit.

:'''Origin''': Lateral patella ligament,  proximal [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|fibula]], lateral border of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|tibia]] and the interosseous ligament. It lies between the ''long digital extensor'' muscle and the ''long flexor muscle of the first digit''.

:'''Insertion''': Long digital extensor tendon

:'''Insertion''': [[Tendons - Horse Anatomy#Extensors|Long digital extensor tendon]]

:'''Action''': It appears to have no function, apart from maybe to support the long digital extensor.

:'''Action''': It appears to have no function, apart from maybe to support the ''long digital extensor''.

=='''Caudal Muscles of the Crus'''==

=='''Caudal Muscles of the Crus'''==

'''''Gastrocnemius'''''

'''''Gastrocnemius'''''

:'''Origin''': Lateral head from the lateral supracondyloid crest of the femur. The medial head from the medial supracondyloid crest.

:'''Origin''': Lateral head from the lateral supracondyloid crest of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Femur|femur]]. The medial head from the medial supracondyloid crest.

:'''Insertion''': Calcaneus as part of the '''common calcaneal tendon'''

:'''Insertion''': [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|calcaneus]] as part of the '''common calcaneal tendon'''

:'''Action''': Extends the tarsus, assists in flexing the stifle

:'''Action''': Extends the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]], assists in flexing the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Stifle Joint|stifle]]

:The two bellies combine in the middle of the crus, which twists around to the dorsal aspect of the superficial digital flexor. A large bursa lies between these two tendons and a small bursa lies between the gastrocnemius and the its point of insertion on the calcaneus.

:The two bellies combine in the middle of the crus, which twists around to the dorsal aspect of the ''superficial digital flexor''. A large bursa lies between these two tendons and a small bursa lies between the gastrocnemius and the its point of insertion on the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|calcaneus]].

'''''Soleus'''''

'''''Soleus'''''

:'''Origin''': Head of the fibula

:'''Origin''': Head of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|fibula]]

:'''Insertion''': Joins the lateral head of the gastrocnemius to become part of the gastrocnemius tendon

:'''Insertion''': Joins the lateral head of the ''gastrocnemius'' to become part of the gastrocnemius tendon

:'''Action''': Mainly to assist the gastrocnemius

:'''Action''': Mainly to assist the ''gastrocnemius''

==='''Flexors of the Digits'''===

==='''Flexors of the Digits'''===

'''''Superficial digital flexor'''''

'''''Superficial digital flexor'''''

:'''Origin''': Supracondylar fossa on the caudal femur, attached to the lateral head of the ''gastrocnemius''

:'''Origin''': Supracondylar fossa on the caudal [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Femur|femur]], attached to the lateral head of the ''gastrocnemius''

:'''Insertion''': Calcaneus, the eminences on the sides of the proximal extremity of the second phalanx, and the distal extremity of the first phalanx behind the collateral ligament of the pastern joint.

:'''Insertion''': [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|Calcaneus]], the eminences on the sides of the proximal extremity of the [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy#Middle Phalanx|middle phalanx]], and the distal extremity of the [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy#Proximal Phalanx|proximal phalanx]]  behind the collateral ligament of the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Proximal Interphalangeal (Pastern) Joint|proximal interphalangeal]] (pastern) joint .

:'''Action''': Extends the digit, assists in extending the hock and flexing the stifle.

:'''Action''': Extends the digit, assists in extending the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|tarsus]] and flexing the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Stifle Joint|stifle]].

:Almost entirely tendinous, major component of the common cunean tendon which forms the caudal part of the reciprocal apparatus.

:Almost entirely tendinous, major component of the '''common cunean tendon''' which forms the caudal part of the [[Stay Apparatus - Horse Anatomy#Reciprocal Mechanism|reciprocal apparatus]].

:Widens at the point of the hock to form a cap over the calcanean tuberosity. The calcaneal bursa lies between the calcaneal tuberosity and the superficial digital flexor tendon.

:Widens at the point of the [[Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Joint|hock]] to form a cap over the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|calcaneal tuberosity]]. The calcaneal bursa lies between the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tarsal Bones|calcaneal tuberosity]] and the [[Tendons - Horse Anatomy#Flexors|superficial digital flexor tendon]].  

'''''Deep digital flexor'''''

'''''Deep digital flexor'''''

:'''Origin''': The deep digital flexor muscle has three heads, originating from the lateral condyle of the tibia, the caudal and medial aspect of the tibia.  

:'''Origin''': The deep digital flexor muscle has three heads, originating from the lateral condyle of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|fibula]], the caudal and medial aspect of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|tibia]].  

:'''Insertion''': Semilunar crest and adjacent surface of the cartilage of the third phalanx, continues as the deep digital flexor tendon to insert on the distal phalanx

:'''Insertion''': Semilunar crest and adjacent surface of the cartilage of the [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy#Distal Phalanx|distal phalanx]], continues as the [[Tendons - Horse Anatomy#Flexors|deep digital flexor tendon]] to insert on the [[Phalanges - Horse Anatomy#Distal Phalanx|distal phalanx]]

:'''Action''': Flexes the digit

:'''Action''': Flexes the digit

:The tendon has a synovial sheath from the distal fourth of the tibia, to a third of the way down the metatarsus.

:The tendon has a synovial sheath from the distal fourth of the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Tibia and Fibula|tibia]], to a third of the way down the [[Limb Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Metacarpals and Metatarsals|metatarsus]].

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