Hindlimb and Integument Flashcards
What are the regions of the hindlimb?
Gluteal, Thigh- hip/stilfe, Politeal, Crus- stilfe/tarsus, Pes- metatarsal and digits
What are the bones that make up the hindlimb?
Sacrum, pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges, digits
What is ventral refered to as in the hind limb?
Plantar
What 4 bones make up the pelvis?
Ishium, acetabulum, ilium, pubis
What is the large hole in the pelvis called?
Obturator foramen
What is the sacro-iliac joint?
Where the pelvis and vertebrae are fused in a dog 3 sacral vertebrae
What do all bones of the pelvis lack?
Medullary cavity
Where are the primary centres of ossification the pelvis?
Ilium, ishium, pubis and acetabular
Where are the secondary centres of ossification in the pelvis?
Dorsal iliac crest, tuber ischium, ishiatic arch
Where are the centres of ossification in the femur?
Head, greater trochanter, body, distal epiphysis
What nerve passes through the obturator foramen?
Obturator nerve
What ligament fills the acetabular notch?
Transverse ligament
Where does the patella sit?
In the trochlear groove
Where doe the fabellae sit?
Popliteal fossa
What are the nerves for the lumbosacral plexus?
L5, L6, L7, S1, S2
What do ventral branches of the spinal nerves supply?
Lumbosacral plexus
What 4 peripheral nerves emerge from the spinal nerves?
Gluteals, Obturator, Femoral, Sciatic
What can be palpated in a dogs pelvis?
Dorsal iliac crest, tuber sacrale, tuber coxae, tuber ishium
Name the abductors of the hindlimb?
Gluteal muscles- superficial, middle, deep
What are the origins and insertions of the gluteal muscles?
O- sacrum and gluteal surface
I- Greater trochanter
What nerve innervates the gluteal muscles?
Gluteal nerve
What are the adductors of the hindlimb?
GAPE, Gracilis, adductor, pectineus, external obturator
What are the origin and insertion of the the gracilis?
O- ventral surface of pelvis
I- tibia and calcaneus (common calcanean tendon)
What nerve innervates all the hindlimb adductors?
Obturator nerve
What is the origin and insertion of the adductor?
O- ventral surface of pelvis
I- medial limb
What is the origin and insertion of the pectineus?
O- ventral pelvis
I- femur
Name all the limb protractors/ hip flexors
Tensor fascia latte, iliopsoas, sartorious, rectus femoris
What is the origin and insertion of the tensor fascia latae?
O- ilium
I- fascia latae
What nerve innervates the tensor fascia latae?
Gluteal nerve
What is the origin and insertion of the iliopsoas muscle?
O-lumbar vertebrae and ilium
I- lesser trochanter