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Limb Muscles - Horse Anatomy (view source)
Revision as of 16:55, 15 October 2012
, 16:55, 15 October 2012→Rump Muscles
'''''Gracilis'''''
'''''Gracilis'''''
: Extensive sheet of muscle covering the caudal aspect of the medial thigh
:'''Innervation''': Obturator n.
:'''Innervation''': Obturator n.
:'''Origin'''
:'''Origin''': Accesspry ligament of the femoral head
:'''Insertion'''
:'''Insertion''': Merges with the crural fascia via an aponeurosis to insert on the tibial crest
:'''Action'''
:'''Action''': Adducts the limb, can also move the rump sideways if the foot is on the ground. Aids extension of the stifle.
'''''Adductor Muscles'''''
'''''Adductor Muscles'''''