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lies beneath the acromiotrapezius and occupies the supra-spinous fossa of the shoulder blade; one of the rotator cuff muscles
Movement: helps abduct arm |
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occupies the infraspinous fossa of the shoulder blade; one of the rotator cuff muscles
Movement: helps rotate the humerus outward |
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occupies the subscapular fossa; one of the rotator cuff muscles
Movement: helps to medially rotate the humerus |
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below infraspinatus muscle along caudal border of the scapula
Movement: rotates the humerus medially and retracts the arm |
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seen between the two shoulder blades when the latter are spread appart; it is subdivided into several bundles
Movement: draws the scapula toward the vertebrae; assists in adduction of arm |
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| serratus ventralis (anterior) |
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fan-shaped muscle seen between the shoulder blade and body wall
Movement: protracts the scapula and assists in abduction of the arm |
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wide, thin muscle seen primarily on the anterior half of the inner surface of the thigh
Movement: flexes and abducts the thigh at the hip joint; flexes the knee to some extent |
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triangular muscle adjacent to the lateral Dart of the sartorius; the fascia lata continues from this muscle down to the shank of the leg
Movement: flex and abduct the thigh at the hip joint |
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muscle covering the medial surface of the thigh caudal to the quadriceps complex and the sartorius
Movement: adducts the leg and flexes the knee when contracting |
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large muscle caudal to the fascia lata; bounds the lateral wall of the popliteal fossa
Movement: flex the knee and contract the leg at the hip joint |
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long cylindrical muscle which forms the medial wall of the popliteal fossa
Movement: helps flex the shank; retracts the leg at the hip joint |
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large, thick muscle beneath the gracilis; divided into 2 parts in the cat
Movement: retracts teh thigh and flexes the shank |
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small muscle just cranial to and dorsal to the biceps femoris near the base of the tail; only in cat
Movement: helps in abduction of the thigh and retraction of the leg in the cat |
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| gluteus maximus (gluteus superficialis) |
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muscle just cranial to the caudofemoralis in the cat; it is more developed in the human than the cat
Movement: helps in the abduction of the thigh and the retraction of the leg |
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muscle just cranial to and partially under the gluteus maximus; also covered by a portion of the tensor fascia lata muscle; more developed in cats than humans
Movement: helps in abduction of thigh |
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muscle under the sartorius and fascia lata on the lateral aspect of the thigh
Movement: extends the leg at the knee joint via patellar tendon/ligament |
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muscle under the sartorius on the medial aspect of the thigh
Movement: extends the leg at the knee joint via patellar tendon/ligament |
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long, rounded muscle seen between the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis
Movement: extends the leg at the knee joint vial patellar tendon/ligament |
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cannot be seen superficially; fourth muscle of the quadriceps femoris complex
Movement: extends the leg at the knee joint via patellar tendon/ligament |
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