Forelimb Flashcards
Distal limb bones
Metacarpus/ tarsus
ll-lV
Phalanx l-lll
Navicular bone and proximal sesamoid bones
Joints of the distal limb
Metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joint
Proximal and distal interphalangeal
Tendons distal limb
Superficial and deep digital flexors
Common and lateral digital extensors
Ligaments distal limb
Suspensory
Accessory of DDFT
Collateral
Chestnut and ergot
Vestigial carpal pads
Chestnut: above carpus and below hock
Ergot: back of the fetlock
Carpal joints
Carpometacarpal
Inter carpal
Radiocarpal
Radius and ulna
Radius supports the weight of the humerus
Ulna is fused to the radius
Palpable points of the elbow
Olecranon
Lateral supracondylar crest of the humerus
Lateral collateral ligaments
Elbow and shoulder pathology
OA
Osteochondrosis
Subchondral bone cyst
Olecranon fracture
Fractures of tubercles of humerus
Inflamed bursa
Radial nerve paralysis
Dorsal muscles of the shoulder
Trapezius- cervicis and thoracis
Omotransvarius
Rhomboideus- cervicis and thoracis
Lat dorsi
Lateral shoulder muscles
Deltoids
Teres minor
Supra and infraspinatus
Triceps brachii (long, lat and medial)
Anconeus
Medial shoulder muscles
Teres major
Subscapularis
Coracobrachialis
Articularis humeri
Biceps brachii
Brachialis
Tensor fasciae antebrachii
Ventral muscles of shoulder
Transverse and descending pecs
Deep pecs
Subclavius
Serratus ventralis (cervicis and thoracis)
Sternocephalicus
Cleidomastoideus
