UPD Bio 102 Comparative Anatomy Lab -- Cat Musculature (Thigh Muscles)
Origin, Insertion and Action of Cat Muscles. Separate answers as follows: Origin 1, Origin 2; Insertion 1, Insertion 2; Action 1, Action 2. Spelling, wording, and arrangement of answers per subanswer (origin, insertion, action) are based on the table. :)
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- pubis; femur; adducts and extends thigh
- adductor longus
- 2nd caudal vertebrae; patella, tibia; abducts thigh
- tenuissimus
- ischium; tibia; flexes shank
- semitendinosus
- sacral and caudal vertebrae; greater trochanter; abducts thigh
- gluteus minimus
- ilium; patella, tibia; adducts thigh, rotates thigh, extends shank
- sartorius
- sacral and caudal vertebrae; greater trochanter; abducts thigh
- gluteus maximus
- ischium; patella, tibia; abducts thigh, flexes shank
- biceps femoris
- caudal vertebrae; patella; abducts thigh, extends shank
- caudofemoralis
- ilium; fascia lata; tightens fascia lata
- tensor fascia latae
- femur; patella; extends shank
- vastus medialis
- ischium; medial epicondyle of femur; extends thigh
- semimembranosus
- pubis; femur; adducts and extends thigh
- adductor femoralis
- greater trochanter; patella; extends shank
- vastus lateralis
- ischiac and pubic symphysis; tibia; adducts thigh
- gracilis
- ilium; patella; extends shank
- rectus femoris
- femur; patella; extends shank
- vastus intermedius