Accessory gluteal muscle
Musculus gluteus accessorius
Extends the hip and abducts the thigh, with the gluteus medius of which it is the deep part.
About the accessory gluteal muscle of the horse
Accessory gluteal muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus gluteus accessorius. You can turn it above, see it in place in the back leg of the horse, 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
- The gluteal surface of the ilium between the gluteal line and the tuber coxae.
- Insertion
- The crest below the convexity of the greater trochanter, over which its tendon passes on a bursa.
- Action
- Extends the hip and abducts the thigh, with the gluteus medius of which it is the deep part.
- Nerve
- The cranial gluteal nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Accessory gluteal muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus gluteus accessorius
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the accessory gluteal muscle
- What is the Latin name of the accessory gluteal muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the accessory gluteal muscle is called Musculus gluteus accessorius.
- Where is the accessory gluteal muscle of the horse?
- Accessory gluteal muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the accessory gluteal muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The gluteal surface of the ilium between the gluteal line and the tuber coxae. Insertion: The crest below the convexity of the greater trochanter, over which its tendon passes on a bursa.
- What nerve supplies the accessory gluteal muscle?
- The cranial gluteal nerve.
- What does the accessory gluteal muscle do?
- Extends the hip and abducts the thigh, with the gluteus medius of which it is the deep part.
See the accessory gluteal muscle inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
