UDC 619: 599.735.31
DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202301001
Authors
Natalya A. Slesarenko,
Eldiyar O. Oganov,
Elena O. Shirokova,
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin,
Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The article presents the morphological and functional characteristics of the posterior femoral
muscle group of the hip joint in the noble spotted deer.
The research was carried out at the Department of Anatomy and Histology of Animals named after
Professor A. F. Klimov of the Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology –
MBA named after K. I. Scriabin. The objects of research were a mature noble spotted deer (n=5). The
article presents anatomical features of the posterior femoral group of hip extensors in the subspecies
of red deer – spotted deer, which are absent in the available literature. The topological features of
anatomical formations of the sciatic tubercle are revealed – the presence of dorsal, lateral and medial
outgrowths on it. The last outgrowth of the spotted deer is on the same level with the lateral one, unlike
the reindeer, which has a ventral outgrowth located below the dorsal outgrowth.
As a result of our research, it was found that the gluteal-biceps muscle of the noble spotted deer
is fleshy, the largest among the thigh muscles, forms a convex (rounded) contour in the gluteal region,
filling most of the gluteal region. Extending in the distal direction, the muscle participates in
the formation of the lateral and caudal contour of the thigh, and on the lateral surface of the lower
leg forms a flattened tendon, following from the lateral surface of the kneecap, the cranial crest of
the tibia to the calcaneal mound of the flattened. The established structural communications of the
studied muscles may reflect their functional relationship. The data obtained are reference in assessing
the biomechanics of the stato-locomotor act in representatives of the reindeer, as well as in
the diagnosis of damage to the musculoskeletal system.
Keywords
noble spotted deer, pelvic limb, muscles