Gracilis muscle
Musculus gracilis
Adducts the leg and draws it caudad.
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Pelvic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
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
- by a strong tendon from the caudal three-fourths of the symphysis of the ischium and pubis. The tendon may extend caudad of the symphysis in the middle line to the level of the tuberosity of the ischium.
- Insertion
- It ends in a thin aponeurosis, part of which is continuous with that of the sartorius. The aponeurosis is finally inserted into the medial surface of the tibia near its proximal end, while distally it is continuous with the fascia.
- Action
- Adducts the leg and draws it caudad.
Terminology
- English
- Gracilis muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus gracilis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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