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Nekve and Blood Supply of the Muscles of the Pelvic Limb. 



Nerve Supply. Blood Siipply. 



M. tensoi- fasciiv CircuuiHex iliac, ilio-luiubav, and 



lata'. lateral circuniHex. 



M. ghitieus supertici- Cranial gluteal, caudal gluteal, and 



alis. lateral circumflex. 



Cranial gluteal . . .' M. glutieus niedius. Cranial gluteal, lateral circumflex, 



ilio-lunibar, and lumbar. 



M. piriformis 



Cranial "luteal. 



Caudal gluteal 

 .sciatic 



al and | 



Obturator 



Saphenous . 



Femoral 



Sciatic 



M. glutieus profun- Cranial gluteal, 

 dus. 



M. biceps femoris. Caudal gluteal, obturator, posterior 

 femoral, and deep femoral. 



M. semitendinosus. Caudal gluteal, obturator, posterior 

 femoral, and deep femoral. 



M. gracilis. Femoral, deep femoral, and saphen- 



ous. 



M. pectineus. Femoral, and deep femoral. 



:M. adductor. Femoral, obturator, deep femoral, 



and posterior femoral. 



M. obturator exter- Deep femoral, and obturator. 

 nus. 



M. sartorius. 



Femoral, and saphenous. 



M. rectus femoris. Femoral, anterior femoral, and 

 lateral circumflex. 



M. vastus lateralis. Lateral circumflex, and postei-ior 

 femoral. 



M. vastus medialis. Anterior femoral, femoral, and 

 articular branch of femoral. 



M. vastus inter- Anterior femoral, and lateral cir- 

 medius. cumflex. 



. M. capsularis. 



Lateral circumflex. 



M. semimembranosus. Femoral, obturator, caudal gluteal, 

 and posterior femoral. 



^1. (|uadratus femoris. Deep femoral, and obturator. 



M. obturator exter- Internal pudendal, and obturator, 

 nus. 



;\Im. gemelli. Obturator. 



Superficial peroneal . M. peronteus longus. Anterior tibial. 



