UDC 591.473.3: 599.735.31
DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202302007
Authors
Elena O. Shirokova,
Natalya A. Slesarenko,
Eldiyar O. Oganov,
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology –
MVA named after K. I. Skryabin, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The article presents the morphological and functional characteristics of the powerful knee extensor
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
mature noble spotted deer (n=5). Topical features of anatomical formations on the pelvic (nameless)
and femoral bones were revealed – the site of the lateral head of the quadriceps femoris muscle on
the large trochanter of the femur; «the lateral site for fixing the rectus quadriceps femoris muscle
», «the crest of the rectus femoris muscle» on the ilium. When studying the architectonics of the
quadriceps femoral muscle, the points of attachment of its heads, the orientation of the bundles of
its muscle fibers, it can be argued that the muscle, being multi–articular, is able to perform extension
and abduction of the knee joint, and its straight head – flexion and supination of the hip joint.
Equipped with lateral and medial tendons, the intermediate head, with a significant degree of probability,
implements the positional stability of the kneecap on the femoral block.
When analyzing the phases of the static-locomotor act, it was found that when the fulcrum
changes, the function of the muscle changes, which may be due to the organ and biomechanical
specificity of topographically coupled joints.
The revealed anatomical features of the quadriceps femoral muscle are the reference in assessing
the structural and functional state of the knee joint in the noble spotted deer and diagnosing its
pathologies associated with impaired functioning of its ligamentous-muscular system.
Keywords
noble spotted deer, pelvic limb, muscles acting on the knee joint, quadriceps