Subclavius
Musculus subclavius
Steadies the shoulder and draws the limb cranially.
About the subclavius of the pig
Subclavius is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus subclavius. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body 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
- First costal cartilage and the cranial part of the sternum.
- Insertion
- Fascia over the supraspinatus and the scapular spine.
- Action
- Steadies the shoulder and draws the limb cranially.
- Nerve
- Cranial pectoral nerves.
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
- Subclavius
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus subclavius
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the subclavius
- What is the Latin name of the subclavius?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the subclavius is called Musculus subclavius.
- Where is the subclavius of the pig?
- Subclavius is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the subclavius originate and insert?
- Origin: First costal cartilage and the cranial part of the sternum. Insertion: Fascia over the supraspinatus and the scapular spine.
- What nerve supplies the subclavius?
- Cranial pectoral nerves.
- What does the subclavius do?
- Steadies the shoulder and draws the limb cranially.
See the subclavius 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.
