Caninus
Musculus caninus
Dilates the nostril.
About the caninus of the pig
Caninus is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus caninus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head of the pig, 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
- Maxilla above the canine tooth.
- Insertion
- Lateral wall of the nostril and the upper lip.
- Action
- Dilates the nostril.
- Nerve
- Dorsal buccal branch of the facial nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Caninus
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus caninus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the caninus
- What is the Latin name of the caninus?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the caninus is called Musculus caninus.
- Where is the caninus of the pig?
- Caninus is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the caninus originate and insert?
- Origin: Maxilla above the canine tooth. Insertion: Lateral wall of the nostril and the upper lip.
- What nerve supplies the caninus?
- Dorsal buccal branch of the facial nerve.
- What does the caninus do?
- Dilates the nostril.
See the caninus inside the whole pig.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the pig 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.
