Dog · Muscle · Thoracic limb
Round pronator muscle
Musculus pronator teres
Pronates the forearm by rotating the radius inward; weakly flexes the elbow.
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Thoracic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
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
- Humerus, at its medial epicondyle.
- Insertion
- Radius, on its medial edge, roughly at the proximal third.
- Action
- Pronates the forearm by rotating the radius inward; weakly flexes the elbow.
- Nerve
- Median nerve.
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
Most cranial of the medial forearm muscles.
Bones it takes hold of
Muscles and ligaments it works with
- Radial flexor of the carpus
- Extensor carpi radialis
- Supinator
- Biceps muscle of the arm
- Flexor digitorum profundus manus radial head
Terminology
- English
- Round pronator muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus pronator teres
- 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: musculi membri thoracici
- Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 5th ed.The Muscular System: muscles of the thoracic limb
- König & LiebichMuscles of the thoracic limb
- Dyce, Sack & WensingThe forelimb of the carnivores
- Miller 2020 (book pass)ch. 6 The Muscular System, PDF p. 580
Read next
- HumerusMeets it
- RadiusMeets it
- Accessory carpal boneSame region
- Acromial part of the deltoidSame region
- Biceps muscle of the armSame region
- Brachial muscleSame region
- Common digital extensorSame region
- Intermedioradial carpal boneSame region
- Major teres muscleSame region
- Medial head of the tricepsSame region
- Radial flexor of the carpusSame region
- ScapulaSame region