Canine muscle
Musculus caninus
Dilates the nostril and raises the upper lip.
About the canine muscle of the horse
Canine muscle is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus caninus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head 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 maxilla above the alveoli of the upper cheek teeth.
- Insertion
- The lateral wing of the nostril and the upper lip.
- Action
- Dilates the nostril and raises the upper lip.
- Nerve
- The dorsal buccal branch of the facial 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
- Canine muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus caninus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the canine muscle
- What is the Latin name of the canine muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the canine muscle is called Musculus caninus.
- Where is the canine muscle of the horse?
- Canine muscle is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the canine muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The maxilla above the alveoli of the upper cheek teeth. Insertion: The lateral wing of the nostril and the upper lip.
- What nerve supplies the canine muscle?
- The dorsal buccal branch of the facial nerve.
- What does the canine muscle do?
- Dilates the nostril and raises the upper lip.
See the canine 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.
