Third fibular muscle

About the third fibular muscle of the pig

Third fibular muscle is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus fibularis tertius. 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

Extensor fossa of the femur, in common with the long digital extensor.

Insertion

Tarsal and proximal metatarsal bones.

Action

Flexes the hock; in the pig it is fleshy rather than the wholly tendinous cord of the horse.

Nerve

Fibular 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

Third fibular muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus fibularis tertius

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The third fibular muscle in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Third fibular muscle of the cat

Questions about the third fibular muscle

What is the Latin name of the third fibular muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the third fibular muscle is called Musculus fibularis tertius.

Where is the third fibular muscle of the pig?

Third fibular muscle is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body.

Where does the third fibular muscle originate and insert?

Origin: Extensor fossa of the femur, in common with the long digital extensor. Insertion: Tarsal and proximal metatarsal bones.

What nerve supplies the third fibular muscle?

Fibular nerve.

What does the third fibular muscle do?

Flexes the hock; in the pig it is fleshy rather than the wholly tendinous cord of the horse.