No
|
Name
|
 |
Action
|
1
|
GRACILIS
|
(back muscle)
|
extends hip and hock joints.
|
2
|
SARTORIUS
|
(pencil or whip muscle)
|
flexes hip and draws leg forward.
|
3
|
RECTUS FEMORIS
|
 |
extends stifle.
|
4 & 5
|
BICEPS FEMORIS
|
(upper & lower biceps)
|
extend hip, stifle and hock.
|
6
|
SEMITENDINOSUS
|
(hamstring)
|
extend hip, stifle and hock.
|
7
|
LATERAL VASTUS
|
(thigh)
|
extends stifle.
|
8 & 9
|
TENSOR FASCIA LATAE
|
(triangle or hip support)
|
flexes hip and extends stifle.
|
10
|
SACROCOCCYGEAL
|
 |
raises and moves tail sideways.
|
11
|
GLUTEAL
|
(hip muscle)
|
extends hip joint, stabilizes leg against sideways movement.
|
12
|
LONGISSIMUS DORSI
|
(lumbar muscle)
|
raises front and rear of spine.
|
13
|
QUADRATES LUMBORUM
|
(coupling)
|
flexes spine or hip joint.
|
14
|
DEEP PECTORAL
|
(chest muscle)
|
draws body forward and leg backward.
|
15
|
LONGISSIMUS DORSI
|
THORACIC PORTION
|
raises spine.
|
16
|
LATISSIMUS DORSI
|
(fan muscle)
|
draws the leg backwards.
|
17
|
INFRASPINATUS
|
 |
flexes or extends shoulder joint.
|
18
|
UPPER TRICEPS
|
(pin, egg or monkey muscle)
|
extends elbow joint.
|
19
|
TRAPEZIUS
|
(saddle muscle)
|
raises the leg and draws it forward.
|
20
|
TRICEPS
|
(lateral portion)
|
extends the elbow joint when shoulder blade is fixed.
|
21
|
TRICEPS
|
(long head)
|
extends the elbow joint when shoulder blade is fixed.
|
22
|
BRACHIOCEPHALIC
|
(chest coupling)
|
draws leg forward and inward.
|
23
|
DELTOID
|
(upper portion)
|
flexes shoulder joint and raises elbow.
|
24
|
DELTOID
|
(lower portion)
|
flexes shoulder joint and raises elbow.
|
25
|
OMOTRANSVERSARIUS
|
 |
helps extend the leg.
|
26
|
BRACHIOCEPHALIC
|
(upper portion)
|
fixes or flexes the neck.
|
27
|
SERRATUS
|
 |
moves shoulder forwards and backwards during leg movement.
|