GREYHOUND TRAINING HINTS & HEATLH TIPS

MUSCLE & BONE STRUCTURE CHARTS

BONE STRUCTURE
MUSCLE STRUCTURE
WRIST JOINT

HOCK JOINT

INSIDE OF FRONT & HIND LEG
BASIC MUSCLE CHART & MUSCLE FUNCTION
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Muscle & Bone Structure Charts
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.