#centaur anatomy

[kansaspieco]

"Centaurs have two rib cages"

"Centaurs have two digestive tracts"

WRONG.*

The human torso is simply the neck of the horse. Now this may seem a bit weird, but this is a fantasy creature so hear me out. Anatomy, especially with how it can adapt, is incredible so I propose that the spine would more towards the middle of the human torso as seen in Figure 1 which is where the cervical spine of the horse would be (Figure 2). Along with that, the human torso wouldn't be as long as most people draw them, and it would be closer to the length of a horse (average length of a male human torso is 43-45in/109-114cm, not including the head/neck which can add an extra 11.9-13.7in/30.2-34.8cm versus a horse's neck which is approximately 36in/91cm. Please keep in mind these are rough approximations from a few google searches). Here's where things get more funky, instead of an extra ribcage to keep that human shape, the horse neck muscles, and some human torso muscles, would adapt to the shape of a torso while still keeping some of the aspects of the human musculoskeletal system. I haven't put as much thought into the the chest structure itself, but since the clavicle would remain, I would assume so would the sternum.. ish. The main thing that I focused on is the muscles. Figure 1 shows the approximate layout of these muscles with the human face and arm muscles remaining the same along with keeping the major muscles of the horse's neck. However some muscles from both human and horse, although more of the horse's anatomy will need to change to become "flatter" (more human torso like). I did not add the neck tendons/ligaments to Figure 1, but those would also change configuration to comply with the form of the torso. The function of the human torso would act in place of the horse's neck with a modified horse (maybe mixed with human) digestive tract (which I will likely dive more into at some point because it would likely need to change in order to accommodate the more human style diet I have no clue, but the digestive tract would definitely need to change since the human teeth are not suited for how a horse grazes which messes up everything in the already awful thing that is the horse digestive tract)

Images:

Figure 1: Proposed centaur musculoskeletal system

Figure 2: Horse skeleton

Figure 3: Horse muscle chains

Figure 4: Horse superficial muscles

Figure 5: Human skeleton

Anyways this was just done for fun, if you don't agree, that's fine, if have different ideas I'd love to hear them! I fell down this rabbit hole yesterday after getting into a conversation about centaur anatomy and hating the two digestive tract/rib cage ideas so here you go, the idea of the horse neck = human torso Centaur is released into the world so y'all are free to do with it as you will

Sources:

Me, just trust me bro (all jokes aside, I'm a pre-vet biology major and am working on becoming certified in equine massage along with being a huge fan of fantasy creatures)

Horses Inside Out: Gillian Higgins

Image credits:

Horse: GDJ- pixabay

Human: not sure of original source, found the used image on Pinterest by a few different people

*none of this can be proven as a fact so it is not a definite "wrong" I just needed an attention grabber

#centaur #centaur anatomy #creature #fantasy creature #mythical #mythical creatures #myth #anatomy #biology #human #human anatomy #science #fantasy #fantasy art #centaur art #human torso = horse neck centaur

[the-brain-of-my-thought]

NOTE TO SELF AND ALL WHO MAY CARE ABOUT READING IT

do NOT visualize or think about centaur anatomy

#centaurs #centaur #centaur anatomy #horrid creation of my mind #they have two ribcages #dont even try to figure out the digestive track/respiratory system

[ashesinthewritten]

you know how centaurs are imagined half-human half-horse or whatever-legged creature.

usually the top half is human right, and the bottom half, from the hips down is animal.

but what if. What if it’s the other way round.

human legs with semi-human torso and then it’s the big whalloping animal neck and head, with, of course, the two front legs attached to that semi-human body.

#The ashes cursed thoughts #centaur #centaur anatomy #mythical creatures #is it super late? #Yes #did I take a sleeping pill? Yes #is it working #obviously not #I’ve been stewing on this for DAYS

[batri-jopa]

X-rayed chat

#my art #centaur art #centaur #centaurs #anatomy #centaur anatomy #artist among medics #ballpen #ball pen #ballpen drawing #traditional sketch #made in 2011 #notebook doodles #sceleton #muscles

[monocuri]

Is a centaur considered to have 4 arms and 2 legs or 4 legs and 2 arms?

#Unfortunately this thought is ducking with my head so I need all of you to help #I'm kinda leaning on 4 legs and 2 arms #centaur #mythology #greek mythology #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #shower thoughts #centaur anatomy #stupid questions

[wizisbored]

@bunnys-beetlejuice-blog oh whats that? an excuse for another centaur anatomy post??

centaurs have kinda fucked up looking teeth that are basically human teeth turned up to 11 - theyre omniores too, they need meat slicing and plant grinding capabilities, but these guys will eat pretty much everything. it takes a lot of energy to be a centaur, they can't afford to be picky, so they've got jaws built to obliterate anything they put in there.

tried to draw the mental image. heavily inspired by what it looks like when you give a hero forge model canine upper teeth and horse lower teeth

#centaur anatomy

[camilleflyingrotten]

The last centaurs, Aziraphale and Crowley, and their little foal Orion 💛

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #orion #centaurs #centaur #centaur au #centaurs aren’t gendered when they’re foals #they’ll decide who they want to be while growing up #so Orion can go by any pronouns for now #also the dog name is Pantoufle #procreate #digital art #fanart #my art #I have no idea how horse anatomy works I’m super sorry #I was too lazy to check for refs 💀 #pregnancy #giving birth

[joncronshawauthor]

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#Author Online Presence #Centaur Anatomy #Fantasy Themes Explored #Importance of Choices #Inspirations for Writing #Reading with Teens #Rise of the Giants #Role of Choices in Fantasy #Teleportation in Fantasy #TikTok Authors #Unicorn Vs Dragon #Writing for Kids and Teens

[andr0nap]

various centaur au doodles :)

#trigun stampede #trigun #vash the stampede #nicholas d. wolfwood #meryl stryfe #vashwood #centaur au #centaur #andr0art #meryl is very stanced #nick is very unimpressed #vash is very worried they will start fighting #also vash being a hat thief #with his funky not-a-horse anatomy in motion #and an unnamed vashwood baby of unspecified origin #post canon vash in his single dad era :( #excuse me while i explode

[amielot]

Two hearts

immediate continuation from this post.

:3

#horse girl au #fun fact a horse can hear a heartbeat from 4ft away #sometimes Hob just seems so bizarre to Dream that he doesnt know how to respond #He just does the “I guess?????” meme #centaur anatomy lesson #hob just living his best horse girl life #hob gadling #dream of the endless #centaur!dream #dreamling #the sandman #the art tag #centaurs

[fuumiku]

Sweet & salty can be a good mix! Idk about syrup in sandwiches though… 

It’s bicorn day!!!

#Dungeon meshi #marcille donato #chilchuck tims #Happy bicorn day!!! #Happy peace and love on planet Earth day #Happy have hope in your heart day #Happy appreciate people as they are day #Happy april 10th. National holiday 2 me #Happy marchil peak day #Dunmeshi fanart #marchil #It’s also succubus day but whatever that #For them i would draw horse anatomy… #Chil can wear lace as a treat #I should draw more of them as centaurs #Didn’t manage to finish my analysis for today… Tragedy that’d have been perfect #Top 5 dunmeshi chapters I am normal about followed by winged lion and succubus ii #honestly this should be swapped bc as we know Chil is virtuous and Marcille is magnetized to brooding lil guys and weirdos idk

[kittenmoth]

Continued re-watching made me wonder out loud to my Fiance; "Man, how come no one ever told me about the scene where Jet is just blatantly flirting with Zuko? How come I don't remember the scene where Jet is just blatantly flirting with Zuko?"

Bad break up, man.

#kittenmoth arts #atla #atla zuko #atla jet #avatar the last airbender #jetko #technically I guess #don't ask me about the anatomy of Jet in the second image I dunno what happened there it made sense in the sketch #but his Angry Fisher Cat Fluff made it look bad somewhere along the way #atla fanart #atla centaur au #atla au

[cosmic-mechanics]

I heard Bdubs say this in his latest episode and my brain went OUGHHH Centaur Season 10 Etho!!!

He also said his favorite was the horses with the "white paws" so I just had to do that one. Anyways why are horses Like That™. This nearly killed me.

#hermitcraft fanart #hermitcraft s10 #hermitcraft season 10 #etho fanart #ethoslab fanart #ethoslab #hermitblr #hermitcraft etho #hermitcraft ethoslab #Centaur ethoslab #my art #Apologies to people who can actually draw horses/Horse enthusiasts I know the horse anatomy must be Very Wrong #hermitcraft #This was my first time drawing Etho and I'm happy with it :)

[jeneco]

Ax Ax Ax! the bestest bluest alien deer boy 💙

#animorphs #aximili #aximili esgarrouth isthill #animorphs ax #alien #centaur #multiple eyes #i needed to draw smth to shake off some Near Years Art Rustiness and you know what? #andalites are well suited for that #it's a nice package deal i get to practise humanoid anatomy AND animal anatomy at the same time #jenecoart

[beeshoesometimesdraws]

So I doubt anyone here remembers one of the first tsams aus I made since I only made one thing for it and that was like…awhile back now-

But since I was struggling with design stuff for death’s keepers au (and I had the strong urge to do this because I’m going horseback riding tomorrow) : centaur au drawings!

Eclipse got a tiny bit of a redesign, his coloration is still based on a seal bay, he’s just fluffier and a lil more interesting looking now lol (ssssh I didn’t color the 2nd one wrong it’s just…perspective…*coughs*)

#tsams #tsams au #sun and moon show #tsams eclipse #centaur au #horse anatomy is hard #I struggled sm #centaurs are still fun to draw tho

[dyad-of-fate]

do you have a post on your taur anatomy ideas, id love to see that

We have MANY thoughts on anatomy for taurs and you just gave us a perfect reason to ramble xD

Our skinless friend here is an elk, but in general taurs all share one common ancestor which split first into Carnivora (all carnivores) and Euungulata (hooved herbivores)*. There are differences in anatomy based on species and size but GENERALLY speaking they have a fair amount of similarities.

(Small note: this is a recent change, which will ALSO have it's own post)

Starting with the skeleton. If you can't read my chicken scratch;

1) "For horned/antlered taurs, head is slightly extended". This has a to do with the weight of the antlers and horns, mostly for strutctural integrity of the skull.

2) The ear holes are located higher than a humans, which is what the blue writing "(also higher) Ears rotate! Limited movement"

3) "Longer necks with thicker bones" is in general for all taurs.

4) Not written, but the ribcage is wider and longer than a humans, to house VERY big lungs and a heart. In a previous post we talked about taurs on Ithiir having long long lungs...

5) "Very soft cartilage ribs" and plates are for extra protection of the esophagus and arteries that flow here. As well as the ends of the freakistly long lungs.

6) "fake belly button!" Has to do with the above point: the cartilage ribs end, causing a divot for most body types (not all). The umbilical cord connects on the lower half of the taurs.

7) "Thick sternum for extra muscle connections"

8) "All muscles and Tendons" pointing to the back of the spine on the upper torso is mostly a note for me. There aren't any organs here, and these tendons work like a draw bridge that is defaulted to remain upright instead of down. It's a big complex system of pullies and ropes basically.

9) "Like a ball joint" and top view of connecting spinal, small nubs, not wide club shape" refer to the seven extra vertebrae of the torso. They work like an animal's neck combined with a human lower back. They are EXTREMELY flexible, since all taurs are about as flexible as a human rather than their animal counterparts (excluding cats and such, they are exactly that flexible). We just call this area "the mid back".

10) "Real belly button =)" like it says, lol

There are... SO many more thoughts than this, we will probably reblog this with a part 2 for organ placement. :)

#sotcc #siege of the crystal citadel #art by okami #visuals #original story #centaur #elk #anatomy #questions and answers