Week 6
Lab 6 - Lower Extremity
Identify and dissect on cat. Learn: Innervation, action, antagonists, synergists, serial homologues
Cranial Dorsal Group
(Femoral Nerve) Extensors
- Sartorius
- Rectus Femoris
- Iliopsoas
- Vastus Lateralis
- Vastus Medialis
- Vastus Intermedius
- Tensor Fascia Lata
- Iliotibial Tract
Cranial Ventral Group - Adductors
(Obturator Nerve) Flexors
- Gracilis
- Adductor Femoris = Adductor Brevis + Adductor Magnus
- Adductor Longus
Lumbosacral Plexus
- Femoral Nerve
- Obturator Nerve
- Sciatic Nerve - Peroneal Branch
- Sciatic Nerve - Tibial Branch
- L2, L3, L4, L5, S1, S2, S3
Caudal Dorsal Group - Abductors
(Peroneal/Fibular Nerve) Extensors
- Gluteus Maximus
- Gluteus Medius
- Gluteus Minimus
- Tibialis Anterior
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
- Peroneus Longus
- Peroneus Brevis
Caudal Ventral Group
(Tibial Nerve) Flexors
- Biceps Femoris
- Semimembranosus
- Semitendinosus
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Plantaris
- Flexor Digitorum Longus
- Flexor Hallucis Longus