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                                                Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - General anatomy - Caudal view - vet-Anatomy
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                                                Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle

                                                Os sesamoideum laterale musculi gastrocnemii

                                                • Related terms: Lateral sesamoid bone of gastrocnemius

                                                Definition

                                                In carnivores, there are two sesamoid bones of gastrocnemius (fabellae in veterinary medicine) localized in the medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius. 

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                                                Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS

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                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - Frontal - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - 3D - Bones - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Cat - Osteology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
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                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Myology - Trunk - vet-Anatomy
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                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Whole body - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Whole body - VR - 3D bones - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - Stifle - 3D - Bones - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - axes and angles - Thigh bone [Femur] - vet-Anatomy
                                                • Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - axes and angles - Tibia - vet-Anatomy
                                                Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle - Dog - General anatomy - Caudal view - vet-Anatomy
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                                                Anatomical hierarchy

                                                Veterinary anatomy

                                                1. Osteology >
                                                2. Appendicular skeleton >
                                                3. Bones of the pelvic limb >
                                                4. Femoral skeleton >
                                                5. Sesamoid bones of the muscle gastrocnemius >
                                                6. Lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle

                                                Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

                                                Comparative anatomy in humans
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