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No. If a horse breaks one leg the other legs can't stand the added weight because there is no muscle below the knee to support the animal.
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Why is it wrong to use a curry come on the lower part of a horses legs?
Because there is no muscle below the knee/hock to cushion the bones
What does the patellar reflex employ?
A sharp tap just below the knee.
Agonists in knee extension?
An agonist muscle is a muscle that plays a part in the extension of a muscle. The agonist muscles for a knee extension are the quadriceps and hamstrings.
What knee muscle have reverse actions?
Gastrocnemius muscle
Which muscle that will make the knee bend when it contracts. Which muscle that will make the leg straighten at the knee when it contracts. which of that two muscle is a lexor and an extensor?
The flexor would be the hamstring, and gastrocnemius, which bend/flex the knee. The quadriceps, are extensors, which straighten/extend the knee.
Which muscles contracts when the leg is extended at the knee?
The muscle that contracts when the leg is extended at the knee is call the gastrocnemius muscle
What is the muscle under your knee?
Vastus medialis (a tear-shaped muscle right above your knee)
What muscle group does extension of the knee?
Quadriceps muscle or thigh muscle.
What is the muscle in your calf called?
The "calf muscle" is the common name for the gastrocnemius muscle which is located below the knee posteriorly between the popliteal space and Achilles tendon. It functions to plantarflex the ankle.The calf muscle is located on the back of the lower leg, below the knee, between the popliteal space and Achilles tendon. It is made up of two individual muscles, the gastrocnemius and soleus.
What muscles attach to the knee joint?
the muscle that is attached to the knee joint is the HINGE
Where is the patella on a horse?
It is the front of the horses "knee".
How many bones are in the horses knee?
eight
