B13 - Blood vessels of the forelimb down to the elbow joint

Question 1

Give the arterial system till the elbow joint of the dog

Answer 1

Question 2

Give the interspecies differences in the arterial system

Answer 2

Question 3

Give the venous system of the dog

Answer 3

Superficial venous system and the relationship to the deep venous system

Question 4

Draw the relationship between the superficial and deep venous system

Answer 4

Question 5

Give the interspecies differences in the venous system

Answer 5

Question 6

List the blood vessels of a. axillaris

Answer 6

1. A. thoracica externa → lateral thorax
2. A. suprascapularis (ca, su: ex. a. cervicalis superficialis) → m. supraspinatus, m. subscapularis, m. pectoralis profunda, humerus
3. A. subscapularis → margo caudalis scapulae
   
   1. ​A. thoracodorsalis → m. latissimus dorsi, m. triceps brachii caput longum
   2. A. circumflexa humeri caudalis → m. deltoideus, m. teres minor, m. infraspinatus
      
      1. ​A. collateralis radialis (ø eq)
         
         1. A. nutricia humeri
         2. A. collateralis media → fossa olecrani, rete articulare cubiti
   3. A. circumflexa scapulae → m. triceps brachii, m. supraspinatus, m. infraspinatus
   4. A. circumflexa humeri cranialis

Question 7

List the blood vessels of a. brachialis

Answer 7

1. A. profunda brachii → caudal to m. triceps brachii, m. brachialis, m. anconeus
   
   1. R. proximalis (eq)
   2. R. distalis (eq) (anastomosis cum a. recurrens interossea)
      
      1. A. collateralis radialis (anastomosis cum a. interossea cranialis) → m. extensor carpi radialis et ulnaris
2. A. brachialis superficialis (ca)
3. A. bicipitalis → cranial
   
   1. ​R. musculares → m. biceps brachii, m. teres major, m. pectoralis profunda
4. A. collateralis ulnaris → fossa olecrani, rete articularis cubiti, m. pectoralis supf. m. triceps brachii, Humerus, Rete carpi dorsalis (anastomosis cum R.aris ex A. mediana)
5. A. transversa cubiti (a. collateralis radialis distalis) → cranial,(anastomosis cum a. interossea cranialis) m. triceps brachii, m. ext. carp. rad., m. ext. dig. comm., Rete carpi dorsale
6. A. interossea communis → spatium interosseum antebrachii
   
   1. A. ulnaris (ca) cum n. ulnaris
   2. A. interossea cranialis
      
      1. ​A. recurrens interossea → rete articulare cubiti (anastomosis cum A. profunda brachii, A. collat. ulnaris et A. transversa cubiti)​
      2. R. carpeus dorsalis → rete carpi dorsale
      3. R. interosseus (ø eq)
   3. A. interossea caudalis
      
      1. ​R. interosseus (ø eq)
      2. R. profundus → arcus palmaris profundus
      3. R. superficialis → arcus palmaris superficialis