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A text-book of veterinary anatomy

Note 63 — THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM (continued 2)

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By some anatomists the portion inserted into the crest is termed the gluteus accessorius, but Lesbre considers this the deep gluteus, homologous with the gluteus minimus of man. The portion inserted into the trochanteric ridge apparently represents the piriformis of man.

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