Gracilis muscle
Musculus gracilis
About the gracilis muscle of the horse
Gracilis 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 gracilis. 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.
Terminology
- English
- Gracilis muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus gracilis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The gracilis muscle in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the gracilis muscle
- What is the Latin name of the gracilis muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the gracilis muscle is called Musculus gracilis.
- Where is the gracilis muscle of the horse?
- Gracilis muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body.
See the gracilis 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.
