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Biceps Femoris

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** contributes to common calcanean tendon

O: sacrotuberous ligament and ischiatic tuberosity

I: Patella, patellar ligament, cranial border of the tibia via the fascia lata and crural fascia
- tuber calcanei via common calcanean tendon

A: Extend hip stifle and hock / can flex stifle when not bearing weight

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Semitendinosis

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** contributor to common calcanean tendon

O: ischiatic tuberosity

I: Medial surface of tibial body , tuber calcanei via common calcanean tendon

A: extend hip, flex stifle, extend hock

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semimembranosis

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O: ischiatic tuberosity

I: distal and medial aspect of the caudal femur and medial condyle of the tibia

A: Extend hip, extend or flex stifle depending on the limb position

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Sartorius

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** caudal part form the cranial boxer of the femoral triangle

O: crest of ilium and thoracolumnar fascia. ventral border of ilium

I: patella and cranial border of the tibia

A: flex hip, extend stifle (weight bearing), flex stifle (not bearing weight)

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Gracilis

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** contributor to common calcanean tendon

O: Pelvic symphysis via symphysial tendon

I: cranial border of tibia - tuber calcanei via common calcanean tendon

A: Adduct limb, flex stifle, extend hip and hock

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Pectineus

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**caudal border of femoral triangle

O: pubis (prepubic tendon and iliopubic eminence)

I: distal end of caudomedial aspect of femur (medial lip of caudal rough surface)

A: adduct limb

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Adductor

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O: Pelvic symphysis via sympysial tendon. ventral surface of pubis and ischium

I: caudolateral aspect of femur (entire lateral lip of caudal rough surface of femur)

A: adduct limb, extend hip

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tensor fasciae latae

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O: tuber coxae. Aponeurosis of middle gluteal m.

I: lateral femoral fascia (fascia lata)

A: tense fascia lata. flex hip, extend stifle

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superficial gluteal

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O: sacrotuberous ligament. deep gluteal fascia

I: third trochanter of the femur

A: extend hip. abduct limb

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middle gluteal

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**piriformis muscle is considered part of the middle gluteal

O: crest and gluteal surface of ilium

I: greater trochanter of femur

A: extend hip. abduct hip. rotate pelvic limb medially

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deep gluteal

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O: body of ilium, ischiatic spine

I: greater trochanter of the femur

A: extend hip. abduct hip. rotate pelvic limb medially

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Internal Obturator

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**has a subtendinous bursa and the tendon passes over the lesser ischiatic notch

O:Dorsal surface of ischium and pubis. dorsal pelvic symphysis

I: trochanteric fossa of the femur

A: rotate the pelvic limb laterally

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Gemelli

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O: lateral surface of the ischium. ventral to the lesser ischiatic notch

I: trochanteric fossa of the femur

A: rotate the pelvic limb laterally

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Quadratus femoris

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O: ventral surface of caudal ischium

I: intertrochanteric crest of the femur

A: rotate pelvic limb laterally, extend hip

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External obturator

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O: ventral surface of pubis and ischium

I: trochanteric fossa of the femur

A: rotate the pelvic limb laterally

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Quadriceps femoris

  1. rectus femoris
  2. vastus lateralis
  3. vastus intermedius
  4. vastus medialis
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O: ilium (rectus femoris) . proximal aspect of femur

I: tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament

A: flex hip (rectus femoris). extend stifle (all heads)

17
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iliopsoas

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**formed by muscles of psoas major and iliacus

O: ventral aspect of lumbar vertebrae. cranioventral ilium

I: lesser trochanter of the femur

A: flex hip

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cranial tibial

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** tendon is held down by the crural extensor retinaculum

O: proximal and lateral aspect of the tibia near the extensor groove

I: proximal plantar surface of metatarsals I and II

A: flex tarsus. rotate paw laterally so plantar surface faces medially

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long digital extensor

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** held down by both the crural extensor retaniculum and the tarsal extensor retinaculum

O: extensor fossa of the femur

I: extensor processes of distal phalanges digits II-V

A: extend digits. flex tarsus

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fibularis longus

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O: lateral collateral ligament. proximal aspect of the tibia and fibula

I: tarsal bone IV - plantar aspect of proximal ends of metatarsals

A:flex tarsus. rotate paw medially so plantar surface faces laterally

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gastrocnemius

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**each of the two heads contains a sesamoid bone (fabellae) in their tendons of origin

O: medial and lateral supracondylar tuberosities of the femur

I: tuber calcanei

A: extend tarsus. flex stifle

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superficial digital flexor

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O: lateral supracondylar tuberosity of the femur

I: tuber calcanei. plantar aspect of the base of the middle phalanx of digits II-V

A: flex stifle. extend tarsus. flex digits

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deep digital flexor

  1. lateral digital flexor
  2. medial digital flexor
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O: proximal tibia and fibula and adjacent interosseus membrane between the two

I: plantar aspect of the base of the distal phalanx of digits I-V

A: flex digits. extend tarsus

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popliteus

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O: lateral condyle of femur

I: proximal and caudal aspect of the tibia

A: Flex stifle. rotate leg (crus) medially