Tensor of the lateral femoral fascia

About the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia of the pig

Tensor of the lateral femoral fascia is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus tensor fasciae latae. 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

Tuber coxae.

Insertion

Lateral femoral fascia, and through it the patella and the tibia.

Action

Tenses the fascia lata and flexes the hip.

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

Tensor of the lateral femoral fascia

Latin (NAV)

Musculus tensor fasciae latae

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

Questions about the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia

What is the Latin name of the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia is called Musculus tensor fasciae latae.

Where is the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia of the pig?

Tensor of the lateral femoral fascia is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body.

Where does the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia originate and insert?

Origin: Tuber coxae. Insertion: Lateral femoral fascia, and through it the patella and the tibia.

What nerve supplies the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia?

Cranial gluteal nerve.

What does the tensor of the lateral femoral fascia do?

Tenses the fascia lata and flexes the hip.