Bones - SA Flashcards
What are the regions of the forelimb?
Omo - shoulder Brachium Antebrachium Carpus Manus Digits
The scapula glides over the thorax at what point? Where is this?
Pivotal point
Half way down the scapula
What muscles attach the forelimb to the body?
Serratus ventralis
Subscapularis
What is different about the scapula of a cat? (3)
Rounded cranial border
Suprahamate process
Cats have bony remnant of clavicle, dogs have cartilaginous
How many ossification centres does the scapula have?
2 - body and supraglenoid tubercle
Which part of the scapula is not palpable?
Caudal border - beneath muscle
What is the name of the synsarcosis (fleshy, muscular joint) between the forelimb and the thorax?
Omothoracic junction
What type of joint is the shoulder joint? What about it is different from the typical joint features?
Synovial
Poorly developed collateral ligaments
What is the bicipital bursa? What does it wrap around?
Extension of joint capsule into inter tubercular groove
Tendon of biceps brachii
What ligament holds the bicipital bursa in place?
Transverse ligament
Which muscle wraps around the musculospiral groove of the humerus?
Brachialis
What passes through the supratrochlear foramen in dogs? When might this foramen not be present?
Nothing
Short legged dogs
What passes through the supracondylar foramen in cats?
Brachial artery
Median nerve
What part of the humerus is vulnerable to fractures?
Supratrochlear foramen
How many ossification centres are in the humerus?Where are they?
5 - proximal epiphysis, body, 3 on condyles
What are the functions of the radius and ulna bones?
Radius - short and weight bearing
Ulna - long and for leverage
What keeps the radial notch of the ulna in contact with the radius?
Annular ligament
Is the ulna or radius most medial?
Proximal - ulna most medial
Distal - radius most medial
What ligament is found between the radius and ulna (interosseous space)?
Interosseus ligament