Third peroneal muscle

About the third peroneal muscle of the horse

Third peroneal 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 peroneus tertius. 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 extensor fossa of the femur.

Insertion

The tarsus and the proximal end of the third metatarsal.

Action

Flexes the hock whenever the stifle flexes, as part of the reciprocal apparatus of the hind limb.

Nerve

The deep fibular (peroneal) 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

Third peroneal muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus peroneus tertius

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

Questions about the third peroneal muscle

What is the Latin name of the third peroneal muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the third peroneal muscle is called Musculus peroneus tertius.

Where is the third peroneal muscle of the horse?

Third peroneal muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body.

Where does the third peroneal muscle originate and insert?

Origin: The extensor fossa of the femur. Insertion: The tarsus and the proximal end of the third metatarsal.

What nerve supplies the third peroneal muscle?

The deep fibular (peroneal) nerve.

What does the third peroneal muscle do?

Flexes the hock whenever the stifle flexes, as part of the reciprocal apparatus of the hind limb.