Where it is
On the croup, behind the gluteus medius, toward the tail.
- Layer
- Muscles
- System
- Muscles
- Region
- Hind limb
What it is and what it does
It arises from the gluteal fascia, from the sacrum and from the sacrotuberous ligament, and inserts on the third trochanter of the femur. It extends the hip joint.
Its origin stretches from the pelvis to the base of the tail: the gluteal fascia, the sacral tuber, the caudal fascia, the lateral border of the sacrum, the first caudal vertebra and the upper half of the sacrotuberous ligament; that is why it ties the croup, the base of the tail and the femur together. The nerve is the caudal gluteal. In the racing greyhound it weighs about 158 g, more than the gluteus medius.
Worth remembering
It extends the hip joint.
Names
- Latin term: musculus gluteus superficialis.
- In Romanian: Gluteul superficial (Romanian page).