Deep gluteal muscle

About the deep gluteal muscle of the horse

Deep gluteal muscle is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus gluteus profundus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body 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 ischiatic spine and the adjacent shaft of the ilium.

Insertion

The edge of the cranial part (convexity) of the greater trochanter.

Action

Abducts the thigh and turns it inward.

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

Deep gluteal muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus gluteus profundus

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The deep gluteal muscle in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Deep gluteal muscle of the dog

Questions about the deep gluteal muscle

What is the Latin name of the deep gluteal muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the deep gluteal muscle is called Musculus gluteus profundus.

Where is the deep gluteal muscle of the horse?

Deep gluteal muscle is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.

Where does the deep gluteal muscle originate and insert?

Origin: The ischiatic spine and the adjacent shaft of the ilium. Insertion: The edge of the cranial part (convexity) of the greater trochanter.

What nerve supplies the deep gluteal muscle?

The cranial gluteal nerve.

What does the deep gluteal muscle do?

Abducts the thigh and turns it inward.