Sartorius muscle
Musculus sartorius
Flexes the hip and draws the limb forward and in.
About the sartorius muscle of the horse
Sartorius 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 sartorius. 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
- The iliac fascia and the tendon of the psoas minor, inside the pelvis.
- Insertion
- The medial patellar ligament and the medial side of the proximal tibia.
- Action
- Flexes the hip and draws the limb forward and in.
- Nerve
- The femoral nerve, by its saphenous branch.
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
- Sartorius muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus sartorius
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The sartorius muscle in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the sartorius muscle
- What is the Latin name of the sartorius muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the sartorius muscle is called Musculus sartorius.
- Where is the sartorius muscle of the horse?
- Sartorius muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the sartorius muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The iliac fascia and the tendon of the psoas minor, inside the pelvis. Insertion: The medial patellar ligament and the medial side of the proximal tibia.
- What nerve supplies the sartorius muscle?
- The femoral nerve, by its saphenous branch.
- What does the sartorius muscle do?
- Flexes the hip and draws the limb forward and in.
See the sartorius 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.
