DISSECTION OF THE POSTERIOR LIMB. 



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TABULAR VIEW 



OF THE MUSCLES IN THEIR ACTION ON THE 

 JOINTS OF THE HIND LIMB. 



Flexors 



Extensors 



Abductors 



Adductors 



>; 



Hip. 



/ Sartorius. 

 J Pectineus. 

 I Psoas magnus. 

 < Iliacus. 



(Tensor vaginae femoris. 

 Rectus femoris. 

 Rectus parvus (?) 



Semimembranosus. 



Quadratus femoris. 

 \ Middle gluteus. 

 (^Obturator externus. 

 / Superficial gluteus. 

 ' Biceps femoris (anterior half). 

 | Middle gluteus. 

 \ Deep gluteus. 

 / Sartorius. 

 I Gracilis. 



' Adductor magnus. 

 \ Semimembranosus. 

 | Pectineus. 

 V Adductor parvus. 

 C Sartorius. 

 Rotators inwards < Gracilis. 



( Deep gluteus. 



(Adductor parvus. 

 Quadratus femoris. 

 Psoas magnus. 



Rotators outwards < gggStte externus . 



I Obturator internus. 

 i Pyriformis. 

 ^Gemelli. 



Stifle. 



( Biceps femoris (posterior half). 

 < Semitendinosus. 



( Popliteus. 



( Vastus internus. 



j Vastus externus. 



\ Rectus femoris. 



V Biceps femoris (anterior half). 

 — Biceps femoris (posterior half). 



( Semitendinosus. 



i Popliteus. 



Hock. 



Flexors 



Extensors 



Rotator outwards 

 Rotators inwards 



Flexors 



Flexors 



Extensor pedis. 

 Peroneus. 

 Flexor metatarsi. 



{Flexor perforatus. 

 Flexor perforans. 

 Flexor accessorius. 



Extensors 



Fetlock. 



Extensors 



Flexors 



Flexors 



C Flexor perforatus. 

 < Flexor perforans. 

 ( Flexor accessorius. 



Pastern. 



Extensors 



Flexor perforans. 

 Flexor accessorius 



COFFIN-.JOINT. 



Extensors 



r Gastrocnemius. 



Soleus. 

 - Flexor perforatus. 



Flexor perforans. 

 ^ Flexor accessorius. 



( Extensor pedis. 

 < Peroneus. 

 I Extensor brevis. 



[Extensor pedis. 

 < Peroneus. 

 I Extensor brevis. 



I Extensor pedis. 

 < Peroneus. 

 I Extensor brevis. 



