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Muscles of the dog 2

2012 Martin Cake, Murdoch University


Shared under Creative Commons Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
For the OVAM (Online Veterinary Anatomy Museum) project
Medial Lateral
-ventral serrate -omotransverse
-rhomboid -trapezius
-deep pectoral -latissimus dorsi
-superficial pectoral -brachiocephalicus

Forelimb
extrinsics
Shoulder stabilisers Shoulder flexors
-subscapularis -teres major
-supraspinatus -deltoid
-teres minor
-infraspinatus

Shoulder
Elbow flexors Elbow extensors
-biceps brachii -tensor fasciae antebrachii
-brachialis -triceps, medial head
-triceps, long head
-triceps, accessory head
-triceps, lateral head
-anconeus

Elbow
Flexors of the carpus & digits
-flexor carpi radialis
-superficial digital flexor
-deep digital flexor
-flexor carpi ulnaris
Extensors of the
carpus & digits
-extensor carpi radialis
-abductor pollicis longus
-common digital extensor
-lateral digital extensor
-ulnaris lateralis

Antebrachial
muscles
Gluteals
- deep gluteal
- middle gluteal
- superficial gluteal

‘Hamstrings’
- semimembranosus
- semitendinosus
- biceps femoris

Hip extensors
Cranial thigh muscles
- sartorius
- quadriceps femoris
- tensor fasciae latae

Medial thigh muscles


(adductors)
- gracilis
- adductor
- pectineus

Thigh
Craniolateral group: Caudal group:
- peroneus brevis - popliteus
- lateral digital extensor - deep digital flexor
- peroneus longus - superficial digital flexor
- long digital extensor - gastrocnemius
- cranial tibial

Crural muscles
Epaxial Hypaxial
- transversospinalis - quadratus lumborum
- longissimus - psoas minor
- iliocostalis - iliopsoas
- splenius - longus colli and capitis

Vertebral muscles
Lateral thoracic muscles Abdominal muscles
- scalenus
- transverse abdominis
- dorsal serrate
- rectus abdominis
- internal abdominal oblique
Ventral neck muscles - external abdominal oblique
- sternohyoid and sternothyroid
- sternocephalic

Abdominal & neck muscles


2012 Martin Cake, Murdoch University

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