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34 Cards in this Set
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- 3rd side (hint)
What are the two muscles indicated, and what are their actions?
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Temporalis and Masseter- both used for mastication
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What two muscles are indicated in this image? What are their actions?
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Frontalis and Platysma- both used in facial expressions. (Frontalis elevates the forehead.)
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Name the muscle and give its action
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Gracilis
adducts leg, flexes stifle, extends hip and hock |
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Name the muscle and give its action
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Gastrocnemius
flexes stifle, extends hock |
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Name this muscle and give its action.
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Sacrocaudalis Dorsalis Lateralis
extends, lifts, lateral flexion of tail |
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Name this muscle and give its action.
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Sacrocaudalis Dorsalis Medialis
extends, lifts, lateral flextion of tail |
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Name this muscle and give its action.
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Semimembranosus
extends hip, stifle (can also flex stifle depending on stifle position) |
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Name this muscle (and the two parts shown) and give its action.
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Iliocostalis system (thoracis and lumborum)
lateral flexion, stabilizes spine, exhalation |
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Name this muscle (and the three parts shown) and give its action.
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Longissimus (capitis, cervicis, and throracolumbar)
some actions: stablizes spine, extends and rotates neck |
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Name this muscle and give its action.
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Semitendinosus
Extends hip and hock, flexes stifle |
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What muscles act to extend the hip?
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not pictured: Gracilis
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Which muscles act to abduct the leg?
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Superficial and middle gluts and biceps femoris
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Which muscles extend the stifle?
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Quads, sartorius, biceps femoris, Semimembranosus
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Which muscles flex the stifle?
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not pictured: Gracilis
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Which muscles extend the hock?
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not pictured: Gracilis
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Which muscles flex the hock?
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Cranial tibial and long digital extensor
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Which muscles act to adduct the leg?
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Gracilis and adductor
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Which muscle extends and rotates the neck?
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Longissimus
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Which muscles stablize the spine and flex it laterally?
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Iliocostalis and Longissimus
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Which muscles act to flex the hip?
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Iliopsoas, Quad (rectus femoris), Sartorius
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Which muscle rotates the hip?
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Middle gluteal
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What 5 muscles insert into the calcaneal tendon?
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not pictured: Gracilis
[cats also have the Soleus muscle] |
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What are the equivalent of hamstrings in the dog?
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Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus and semimembranosus
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What muscles extend and flex the tail?
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Sacrocaudalis Dorsalis Lateralis and Sacrocaudalis Dorsalis Medialis
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Which muscle rotates the hind paw?
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Cranial tibial
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Which muscle extends the hind digits?
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Long digital extensor
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Which muscle flexes the hind digits?
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Deep digital flexor
(and superficial digital flexor, not shown) |
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What muscles does a dog use to wag his tail?
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Sacrocaudalis Dorsalis Medialis and Lateralis
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What muscles does a dog use to lift his hind leg to pee on a tree?
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Superficial and middle gluts, biceps femoris
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abduct
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What hind leg muscle attaches to the vertebral column (and therefore can flex the spine?)
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Iliopsoas
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What are the 4 muscles that make up the Quadriceps?
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Rectus Femoris
Vastus Lateralis Vastus Intermedius Vastus Medials |
Quads cover a lot of area
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What tendon is equivalent to the achilles tendon in humans?
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Calcanean tendon
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What muscles would a dog use to chew on a Kong?
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Masseter and Temporalis
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What are two muscles a dog would use to smile and raise his eyebrows?
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Smile: platysma
Raise brows: Frontalis |
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