Middle gluteal
Musculus gluteus medius
Extends and abducts the hip; the chief propelling muscle of the hind limb.
About the middle gluteal of the pig
Middle gluteal is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus gluteus medius. You can turn it above, see it in place in the tail 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
- Gluteal surface of the ilium and the sacrotuberous ligament.
- Insertion
- Greater trochanter of the femur.
- Action
- Extends and abducts the hip; the chief propelling muscle of the hind limb.
- Nerve
- Cranial gluteal 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
- Middle gluteal
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus gluteus medius
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the middle gluteal
- What is the Latin name of the middle gluteal?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the middle gluteal is called Musculus gluteus medius.
- Where is the middle gluteal of the pig?
- Middle gluteal is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the middle gluteal originate and insert?
- Origin: Gluteal surface of the ilium and the sacrotuberous ligament. Insertion: Greater trochanter of the femur.
- What nerve supplies the middle gluteal?
- Cranial gluteal nerve.
- What does the middle gluteal do?
- Extends and abducts the hip; the chief propelling muscle of the hind limb.
See the middle gluteal 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.
