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:'''Innervation''': Sciatic n.
 
:'''Innervation''': Sciatic n.
 
:'''Origin''':  
 
:'''Origin''':  
::Pubic head - Cranial and medial borders of the '''obturator foramen'''
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::Pubic head - Cranial and medial borders of the obturator foramen
 
::Pelvic head - Pelvic symphysis and pelvic aspect of the body of the ilium
 
::Pelvic head - Pelvic symphysis and pelvic aspect of the body of the ilium
 
:'''Insertion''': Trochanteric fossa together with the ''gemellus'' muscle, having passed over the lesser sciatic notch
 
:'''Insertion''': Trochanteric fossa together with the ''gemellus'' muscle, having passed over the lesser sciatic notch
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'''''Gemellus'''''
 
'''''Gemellus'''''
:'''Innervation''':  
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: In the horse, these two small muscle bundles are fused and unite partly with the ''internal obturator'' muscle
:'''Origin'''
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:'''Innervation''': Sciatic n.
:'''Insertion'''
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:'''Origin''': Ischium
:'''Action'''
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:'''Insertion''': Trochanteric fossa
 
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:'''Action''': Aids lateral rotation of the limb
 
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