THE EXTERNAL MUSCLES OF THE HIP AND THIGH 



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and the intermuscular septum. There is often a lar-e bursa l)etween this head and 

 the trochanter major. The short or ischiatic head arises by a strong tendon irom 

 the ventral spine on the tuber ischii. They unite, and a short tendon is detached 

 from the deep face of the muscle, to be inserted into the posterior surface ot the 



Sacro-coccygcus superior 



> iliitfdl Jdscia 



External angle of ilium 



','-' Superficial gluteus 



Gastrocnemius tendon -jt" 



Superficial flexor tendon — -/ 



- Soleus 



■ Deep flexor 

 —Lateral extensor 



Deep flexor tendon 

 Superficial flexor tendon 



Suspensory ligament 



A*-' 



Pio 199 — MrscLES of Pelvic Limb of Horse, Postero-external View. 



17. Position of tuber ischii; o '. superficial gluteus; ., ,' . ," , biceps feiuons r^emite^dinosus ^ ^K^^^^ 



lateralis; ., semimembranosus; w, gracilis; /, gastrocnemius. (After Ellenberger-Baun., Anat. f, Kunstler.) 



femur near the third trochanter (Fig. 455), a bursa being interposed between the 

 tendon and the l)one. The muscle then divides into three portions, which t^ermi- 

 nate on a strong aponeurosis over the junction of the thigh and leg. The anterior 

 branch is directed toward the patella, the middle toward the tibial crest, while the 



