Anconeal muscle
Musculus anconeus
To extend the elbow joint, and to raise the capsule of the joint and prevent its being pinched during extension.
About the anconeal muscle of the horse
Anconeal muscle is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus anconeus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front 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 distal third of the posterior surface of the humerus.
- Insertion
- The lateral surface of the olecranon.
- Action
- To extend the elbow joint, and to raise the capsule of the joint and prevent its being pinched during extension.
Terminology
- English
- Anconeal muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus anconeus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the anconeal muscle
- What is the Latin name of the anconeal muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the anconeal muscle is called Musculus anconeus.
- Where is the anconeal muscle of the horse?
- Anconeal muscle is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the anconeal muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The distal third of the posterior surface of the humerus. Insertion: The lateral surface of the olecranon.
- What does the anconeal muscle do?
- To extend the elbow joint, and to raise the capsule of the joint and prevent its being pinched during extension.
See the anconeal 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.
