Table 1.
Muscular force values and maximal muscle force values. Listed are all muscles attached to the pelvis of Gallus gallus. Muscles attached to the os pubis are indicated in bold. – indicates muscles not active in the load case expiration/swing. Abbreviations are explained in the text
| Muscle | Mmusc (g) | Lfasc (mm) | Fibre angulation ϕ (°) | PCSA = (Vmusc/Lfasc) *cos ϕ (mm2) | Fmax = PCSA*ρmax (N) | FLC (M1 and M2) (N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. iliotibialis cranialis (IC) | 8.1 | 98.9 | 0 | 77.27 | 23.18 | 9.08 |
| M. iliotibialis lateralis pars praeacetabularis (ILpra) | 3.5 | 80.8 | 0 | 40.86 | 12.26 | 7.49 |
| M. iliotibialis lateralis pars postacetabularis (ILpos) | 14.6 | 109.4 | 30 | 109.03 | 32.71 | – |
| M. iliofemoralis externus (IFE) | 0.5 | 30.4 | 0 | 15.52 | 4.66 | 2.75 |
| M. iliotrochantericus caudalis (ITC) | 6.8 | 41.9 | 0 | 153.11 | 45.93 | – |
| M. iliotrochantericus medialis (ITM) | 0.48 | 26.3 | 0 | 17.22 | 5.17 | – |
| M. iliotrochantericus cranialis (ITCR) | 1.53 | 32.4 | 0 | 44.55 | 13.37 | 2.83 |
| M. iliofibularis (ILFB) | 10.51 | 80.9 | 0 | 122.56 | 36.77 | – |
| M. ambiens (AMB) | 0.78 | 50.8 | 0 | 14.49 | 4.35 | 0.84 |
| M. flexor cruris lateralis (FCL) | 9.36 | 80.1 | 10 | 110.54 | 33.16 | – |
| M. flexor cruris lateralis pars acc. (FCLacc) | 3.43 | 36.6 | 35 | 72.42 | 21.73 | – |
| M. flexor cruris medialis (FCM) | 2.95 | 65.3 | 10 | 41.97 | 12.59 | – |
| M. caudofemoralis pars pelvica (CFP) | 1.49 | 54.3 | 0 | 24.33 | 7.30 | 3.89 |
| M. ischiofemoralis (ISF) | 1.53 | 44.3 | 0 | 32.58 | 9.78 | – |
| M. puboischiofemoralis lateralis (PIFL) | 2.94 | 61.9 | 0 | 44.81 | 13.44 | – |
| M. puboischiofemoralis medialis (PIFM) | 4.48 | 55 | 0 | 76.84 | 23.05 | – |
| M. iliofemoralis internus (IFI) | 0.31 | 21.3 | 0 | 13.73 | 4.12 | 0.62 |
| M. obturator lateralis (OL) | 0.09 | 11.4 | 0 | 7.45 | 2.23 | – |
| M. obturator medialis (OM) | 3.92 | 51.2 | 10 | 71.13 | 21.34 | – |
| M. longissmus dorsi (LD) | 0.63 | 31 | 0 | 19.17 | 5.75 | 3.54 |
| M. iliocostalis (ILCO) | 1.35 | 59.5 | 0 | 21.40 | 6.42 | 0.74 |
| M. levator caudae pars cranialis (LCCR) | 0.49 | 36.1 | 0 | 12.80 | 3.81 | 2.83 |
| M. pubocaudalis externus et internus (PCE. PCI) | 1.14 | 49.8 | 0 | 21.60 | 6.48 | 1.64 |
| M. obliquus externus abdominis (OEA) | 2.35 | 89.6 | 0 | 24.74 | 7.42 | 3.06 |
| M. obliquus internus abdominis (OIA) | 1.15 | 21.95 | 0 | 49.43 | 14.83 | 8.48 |
| M. transversus abdominis (TA) | 2.3 | 85.03 | 0 | 25.52 | 7.66 | 0.64 |
| M. rectus abdominis (RA) | 2.2 | 72.32 | 0 | 32.25 | 9.67 | 8.10 |