Blood Vessels of the Forelimb Flashcards
what are the 4 branches of the axillary artery in all species?
- external thoracic artery
- lateral thoracic artery
- subscapular artery
- cranial circumflex humeral artery
what are the 2 branches of the subscapular artery, that branches from the axillary artery in all species?
- thoracodorsal
- caudal circumflex humeral
what are the 8 branches of the brachial artery in all species? (identify one that is just in canines
- bicipital
- collateral ulnar
- superficial brachial (dogs only)
- transverse cubital
- common interosseus
- median
- radial
- deep antebrachial
what is the branch from the superficial antebrachial artery in dogs called?
cranial superficial antebrachial
what are the 3 branches of the common interosseus artery?
- cranial interosseus
- caudal interosseus
- ulnar interosseus
what are 4 very distal additional branches of the brachial artery in dogs?
palmar arteries:
1. medial palmar
2. lateral palmar
palmar digital arteries
3. medial palmar digital
4. lateral palmar digital
what are 3 very distal additional branches of the brachial artery in bovines?
- common digital III artery
- common digital II artery
- common digital IV artery
how are most veins named and identified?
most are paired with arteries; so can name them when they run along the arteries with the same name
what are 3 UNPAIRED veins in the dog?
- cephalic vein
- axillobrachial
- omobrachial
what is the main blood supply for the forelimb of equines? what other artery is the one of the five terminal branches of?
the axillary; one of the 5 terminal branches of the subclavian artery
describe the location of the axillary artery in equines
enters the axillary space after crossing the cranial border of the first rib; then descends on the medial aspect of the arm and is referred to as the brachial artery in the brachium
what is the first major branch of the axillary artery in equines? describe location
the subscapular artery; runs along the caudal border of the scapula
what are the 3 branches of the subscapular artery in equines? describe location
- thoracodorsal artery: runs along thoracodorsal nerve on latissimus dorsi muscle
- caudal circumflex humeral: wraps caudally around the humerus
- cranial circumflex humeral artery: just distal to the shoulder joint; wraps cranially around the humerus
what do the circumflex humeral arteries do with each other in equines?
anastomose with eachother
what are the 4 branches of the brachial artery/continuation of axillary in brachium?
- deep brachial artery: pierces triceps, gives off
- collateral radial artery
- brachial artery gives off collateral ulnar artery; which runs caudally towards the olecranon and
- transverse cubital artery: runs cranially