Overview
In cattle, as in the horse, it arises inside the abdominal cavity, from the iliac fascia, and runs down the medial surface of the thigh to the stifle. Its caudal border and the cranial border of the gracilis bound the femoral triangle, through which the femoral artery and vein run.
Origin
Iliac fascia and the tendon of the psoas minor.
Insertion
Medial side of the stifle, through the fascia, together with the gracilis.
Action
Flexes the hip and adducts the pelvic limb.
Innervation
Femoral nerve (n. femoralis), through the saphenous nerve.