Anatomy Lab Cat Dissection

Pectoantebrachialis on cat

connects the chest to the upper arm area

Pectoralis major on cat

Under the pectoantebrachialis

Pectoralis minor on cat

below pectoralis major

Xiphihumeralis on cat

Like a sash across the cat

External Oblique on cat

Outermost abdominal muscle

Internal Oblique on cat

Inner

Rectus Abdominis on cat

Runs from head to tail

Transversus abdominis on cat

Deep to internal obliques

Clavotrapezius on cat

Right under cats neck when on its belly

Acrominotrapezius on cat

Behind the Clavotrapezius

Spinotrapezius on cat

Behind the Acromitrapezius

Levator scapulae ventralis on cat

Between the Clavotrapezius and the Acromiotrapezius

Clavodeltoid on cat

Top of shoulder, most anterior towards the surface

Acromiodeltoid on cat

Behind the Clavodeltoid

Spinodeltoid on cat

Behind the Acromiodeltoid

Latissimus dorsi on cat

Flap in front of ribs

On back

Superficial

Serratus ventralis on cat

Deep to the latissimus dorsi and directly on ribs

Triceps lateral head on cat

A flap on the arm that reveals the hidden medial head

Triceps long head on cat

Triceps medial head on cat

In the middle between the long head, lateral head, and brachialis.

Brachialis on the cat

closer to the lateral and long heads of the triceps, so it’s kind of sandwiched between the triceps and the biceps.

Biceps brachii on cat

Solid muscle

Sartorius on the cat

Most lateral leg flap outer thigh

Gracilis on the cat

Most medial leg flap

Vastus Lateralis on the cat- blue

Underneath the sartorius flap

Vaastus Medialis on the cat- green

Beneath the gracilis flap on the medial side of thigh

Rectus femoris on the cat - red

Round heavy thick muscle in the middle of cats thigh

Tensor Fascia Lata "Latte" on the cat

Fascia strip

Adductor longus on the cat

BENEATH GRACILLIS Top

Adductor Femoris on the cat

BENEATH GRACILLIS after the adductor longus Middle

Semimembranosus on the cat

BENEATH GRACILLIS most inferior of the three

Biceps femoris on the cat

By the base of tail

- Very thick

Semitendinosus on the cat

Behind biceps femoris

Caudofemoralis on the cat

"Butt muscles" Closest to the base of the tail

Gluteus maximus on the cat

In the middle of the caudofemoralis and the gluteus medius

Gluteus medius on the cat

Most superior of the 3

Gastrocnemius on the cat

under next to the biceps femoris

Soleus on the cat - Red

under gastrocnemius

Peroneus on the cat

Feeds into prominent tendon in the foot. Behind Soleus

Extensor digitorum longus on the cat

Right under the tibialis anterior

Tibialis anterior on the cat

Most lateral on leg

Calcaneal (Achilles) tendon on the cat

The gastrocnemius leads to this

Flexor digitorum longus on the cat

On the cats tibia and you can feel the bone