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Elbow Muscles - Horse Anatomy (view source)
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::''Lateral'' and ''Medial'' heads: Shaft of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] (lateral and medial aspects, respectively)
::''Lateral'' and ''Medial'' heads: Shaft of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] (lateral and medial aspects, respectively)
:'''Insertion''': Olecranon, proteced by the tricipital bursa against the bone, and subcutaneous bursa against the skin
:'''Insertion''': Olecranon, proteced by the tricipital bursa against the bone, and subcutaneous bursa against the skin
:'''Action''': Extends and stabilizes the elbow
:'''Action''': Extends and stabilizes the [[Joints and Ligaments- Horse Anatomy#Elbow Joint|elbow]]
'''''Tensor fasciae antebrachii'''''
'''''Tensor fasciae antebrachii'''''
:'''Origin''': Caudal border of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Scapula|scapula]]
:'''Origin''': Caudal border of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Scapula|scapula]]
:'''Insertion''':Antebrachial fascia
:'''Insertion''':Antebrachial fascia
:'''Action''': Tenses antibrachial fascia and extends the elbow
:'''Action''': Tenses antibrachial fascia and extends the [[Joints and Ligaments- Horse Anatomy#Elbow Joint|elbow]]
'''''Anconeus'''''
'''''Anconeus'''''
:'''Origin''': Distal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] and olecranon fossa,deep to the triceps
:'''Origin''': Distal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] and olecranon fossa,deep to the triceps
:'''Insertion''': Lateral olecranon, joining the lateral head of the triceps
:'''Insertion''': Lateral olecranon, joining the lateral head of the triceps
:'''Action''': Extends the elbow
:'''Action''': Extends the [[Joints and Ligaments- Horse Anatomy#Elbow Joint|elbow]]
==='''Flexors'''===
==='''Flexors'''===
:: Lateral - Proximal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Radius and Ulna|radius and ulna]]
:: Lateral - Proximal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Radius and Ulna|radius and ulna]]
:It runs through the intertubercular groove of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] facilitated by the '''bicipital bursa'''.
:It runs through the intertubercular groove of the [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]] facilitated by the '''bicipital bursa'''.
::'''Action''': Flexes the elbow, extends and stabilises the shoulder during the stance phase
::'''Action''': Flexes the [[Joints and Ligaments- Horse Anatomy#Elbow Joint|elbow]], extends and stabilises the [[Joints and Ligaments- Horse Anatomy#Shoulder Joint|shoulder]] during the stance phase
'''''Brachialis'''''
'''''Brachialis'''''
:'''Origin''': Proximocaudal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]]
:'''Origin''': Proximocaudal [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Humerus|humerus]]
:'''Insertion''': Spirals to insert next to biceps on the medial [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Radius and Ulna|radius]]
:'''Insertion''': Spirals to insert next to biceps on the medial [[Bones and Cartilages - Horse Anatomy#Radius and Ulna|radius]]
:'''Action''': Flexes the elbow
:'''Action''': Flexes the [[Joints and Ligaments- Horse Anatomy#Elbow Joint|elbow]]
[[Category:To Do - AP Review]]
[[Category:To Do - AP Review]]