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Canine Hindlimb - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 19:41, 18 January 2011
, 19:41, 18 January 2011→Musculature
==Musculature==
==Musculature==
The muscles affecting the pelvic girdle and hip can be divided into two distinct groups:
The muscles affecting the pelvic girdle and hip can be divided into two distinct groups: the '''girdle musculature''' and the '''rump muscles'''.
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The '''[[Hindlimb - Anatomy & Physiology#Girdle Musculature|girdle musculature]]''' has two prominent muscles. The '''psoas minor''' is a strong fleshy muscle and the tendon of insertion is bound to the iliac fascia and attaches to the arcuate line of the ilium. The '''quadrate lumbar''' is stronger in canines relative to other domestic species. It has both a thoracic and lumbar part. The thoracic part originates from the bodies of the last three thoracic vertebrae and inserts on the transverse processes of the cranial lumbar vertebrae.
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*'''[[Hindlimb - Anatomy & Physiology#Rump Muscles|Rump Muscles]]'''
*'''[[Hindlimb - Anatomy & Physiology#Rump Muscles|Rump Muscles]]'''