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'''''Gracilis'''''

'''''Gracilis'''''

:Function - adductor of the limb, extends the stifle.

:Function - adductor of the limb, extends the hip.

:Origin - from an aponeurosis of the pelvic symphysis, the insertional tendons of the straight muscle of the abdomen. A tendinous plate is formed between the two aponeurosi of the gracilis' on which the adductor muscles originate.

:Origin - from an aponeurosis of the pelvic symphysis, the insertional tendons of the straight muscle of the abdomen. A tendinous plate is formed between the two aponeurosi of the gracilis' on which the adductor muscles originate.

:Insertion - An aponeurotic insertion with the crural fascia that attaches to the tibial crest.

:Insertion - An aponeurotic insertion with the crural fascia that attaches to the tibial crest.

:Insertion - a broad tendon on the medial and caudal surface of the proximal tibia.  

:Insertion - a broad tendon on the medial and caudal surface of the proximal tibia.  

:Location - On the caudal aspect of the stifle and runs under the lateral collateral ligament before it inserts.

:Location - On the caudal aspect of the stifle and runs under the lateral collateral ligament before it inserts.

==Vasculature of the Hindlimb==

==Vasculature of the Hindlimb==

Click here for information on the [[Bovine Hindlimb - Anatomy & Physiology|bovine hindlimb]].

Click here for information on the [[Bovine Hindlimb - Anatomy & Physiology|bovine hindlimb]].

[[Category:Musculoskeletal System - Anatomy & Physiology]]

[[Category:Musculoskeletal System - Anatomy & Physiology]]

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