Canine Pelvic Limb VAN Flashcards
Alteration in the spacing of what 3 structures may reveal luxation of the femur?
Ilium, ischium, and femur
What joins the dorsal and ventral spines of the ilium and can be used for bone marrow biopsy?
Iliac crest
What border does the vascular lacunae and inguinal canal share?
Inguinal lig.
External iliac transforms into what at the vascular lacunae?
Femoral a.
Femoral a. is palpable on live animal, external iliac a. is not
What is seen in femoral triangle?
A tiny bit of the femoral n., and the femoral a. and v.
Borders of the femoral triangle are?
Caudal sartorius, pectinius, and inguinal lig.
Blood supply to the joint capsule, femoral neck, and proximal epiphysis is from?
Lat. and med. Circumflex femoral aa.
and with the help of the caudal gluteal a., form an extracapsular ring from which branches pierce the joint capsule
What a. Are major contributors to the femoral head of the kitten but not the dog?
Arteries in the lig. Of the femoral head
Trauma leads to absorption of what because of its poor blood supply?
Femoral neck
What structures are at risk crossing the dorsocaudal hip joint?
Sciatic n. and caudal gluteal vessels
Why avoid intramuscular injections to the caudal thigh?
Possible damage to sciatic n.
What does the femoral a. change into at the popliteal fossa?
Popliteal a. ( has accompanying vein)
Unlike other species, the dog and cat lack what lymph nodes?
Subiliac lymph nodes
Trauma to sciatic would lead to what signs?
Inability to flex stifle and extend hip
What follows the gastroc. m, joins the femoral v at the popliteal fossa, and is commonly used for IV injections?
Lat. saphenous (proximal part is relatively fixed ind straight for IV injections)
The vascularization of the leg and more distal parts depends on what?
Cranial tibial and saphenous aa. (Caudal tibial isn’t really worth shit)
What n. is accompanied by the external iliac a. and v. and on entering the thigh is positioned between sartorius and pectineus?
Femoral n.
What n. runs through the psoas m.?
Femoral n.
What is the larger of the 2 terminal branches of the internal iliac a.?
Caudal gluteal
The caudal gluteal a. runs lateral to the coccygeus m. and parallel to what a.?
Internal pudendal
Iliolumbar and cranial gluteal a. Are branches of what?
Caudal gluteal a.
What direction do the iliolumbar and cranial gluteal go after branching from the caudal gluteal a.?
Iliolumbar goes cranially and cranial gluteal goes caudally
What a. and n. run between the middle and deep gluteal muscles, which they supply?
The cranial gluteal a. and n.
( the cranial gluteal n. also continues into and innervates the tensor fasciae latae m.
What artery arises close to the origin of the caudal gluteal a. or directly from the internal iliac a.
Iliolumbar a.