Biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part)
Musculus biceps femoris
Extends the hip and the hock and drives the limb back; its front part extends the stifle and its rear part flexes it.
About the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) of the horse
Biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) 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 biceps femoris. 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
- A vertebral head from the sacrum, the first tail vertebrae and the sacrosciatic ligament, and a pelvic head from the ischial tuberosity.
- Insertion
- The patella and its lateral ligament, the tibial crest and, through the crural fascia, the point of the hock.
- Action
- Extends the hip and the hock and drives the limb back; its front part extends the stifle and its rear part flexes it.
- Nerve
- Sciatic nerve, with the caudal gluteal nerve to the vertebral head.
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
- Biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part)
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus biceps femoris
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part)
- What is the Latin name of the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part)?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) is called Musculus biceps femoris.
- Where is the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) of the horse?
- Biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) originate and insert?
- Origin: A vertebral head from the sacrum, the first tail vertebrae and the sacrosciatic ligament, and a pelvic head from the ischial tuberosity. Insertion: The patella and its lateral ligament, the tibial crest and, through the crural fascia, the point of the hock.
- What nerve supplies the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part)?
- Sciatic nerve, with the caudal gluteal nerve to the vertebral head.
- What does the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) do?
- Extends the hip and the hock and drives the limb back; its front part extends the stifle and its rear part flexes it.
See the biceps muscle of the thigh (vertebral part) 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.
