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