Lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle

About the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle of the dog

Lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus sacrocaudalis ventralis lateralis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the tail of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

Ventral faces of the final lumbar vertebra and the sacrum, plus the transverse processes along the tail.

Insertion

Ventral processes of the distal caudal vertebrae, by long tendons.

Action

Pulls the tail down and can bend it sideways.

Nerve

Ventral branches of the caudal spinal nerves.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.

What it works on

Bones it takes hold of

• Sacrum
• Caudal vertebrae

Muscles and ligaments it works with

• Medial ventral sacrocaudal muscle
• Intertransversarii ventrales caudae
• Coccygeus muscle
• Levator muscle of the anus

Terminology

English

Lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus sacrocaudalis ventralis lateralis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

References

Where to read this structure in full, and where the named parts above were read.

• NAV 2017Myologia
• Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 5th ed.The Muscular System: muscles of the tail
• König & LiebichMuscles of the trunk: muscles of the tail

Questions about the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle

What is the Latin name of the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle is called Musculus sacrocaudalis ventralis lateralis.

Where is the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle of the dog?

Lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body.

Which bones does the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle attach to?

Lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle takes hold of Sacrum and Caudal vertebrae.

Where does the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle originate and insert?

Origin: Ventral faces of the final lumbar vertebra and the sacrum, plus the transverse processes along the tail. Insertion: Ventral processes of the distal caudal vertebrae, by long tendons.

What nerve supplies the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle?

Ventral branches of the caudal spinal nerves.

What does the lateral ventral sacrocaudal muscle do?

Pulls the tail down and can bend it sideways.