Hindlimb Arteries

Question 1

How many branches are off of the caudal gluteal A?

Answer 1

4: Iliolumbar, Cranial gluteal, Lateral Caudal, and Dorsal Perineal

Question 2

Cranial Gluteal A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 2

Middle and Deep Gluteals- abductors & medial rotators of the limb

Question 3

Iliolumbar A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 3

Psoas minor, Iliopsoas, Sartorious, Tensor Fascia latae, Middle Gluteals: flexors/abductors & medial rotators of hip

Question 4

External Iliac A. passes through what structure to become what Artery?

Answer 4

Passes through vascular lacuna to become the Deep Femoral Artery

Question 5

What are the 2 branches off of the Deep Femoral Artery?

Answer 5

At the pudendoepigastric trunk: the external pudendal and caudal epigastric artery branch. Medial circumflex femoral: with transverse and deep branches.

Question 6

Caudal epigastric A.supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 6

Caudoventral abdominal muscles: Hypaxial muscles

Question 7

What runs through the femoral triangle? What can you do here? What muscles constitute?

Answer 7

Femoral A/V and Saphenous N. You can take a pulse here. The three muscles are the sartorious, vastus medialis, pectineus

Question 8

Medial Circumflex Femoral A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 8

Adductors, obturator, hip joint. Adduction/Lateral Rotation of Limb.

Question 9

Deep Branch of Medial Circumflex Femoral A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 9

Adductor and vastus medialis. Adduction of limb and extension of stifle.

Question 10

Transverse Branch of Medial Circumflex Femoral A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 10

Adductor, semimembranosus. Adduction of limb, and extension of hip.

Question 11

Femoral Artery has how many branches?

Answer 11

7: superficial circumflex iliac, lateral circumflex femoral, proximal caudal femoral, saphenous, descending genicular, middle caudal femoral, distale caudal femoral

Question 12

Superficial Circumflex Iliac A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 12

sartorious, tensor fascia latae, rectus femoris. Hip flexors

Question 13

Lateral Circumflex Femoral A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 13

rectus femoris, vastus medialis, tensor fascia latae. Hip Flexors

Question 14

Proximal caudal femoral A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 14

pectineus, adductor, gracilis. Limb adductors

Question 15

Saphenous A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 15

skin on medial side of stifle

Question 16

Cranial branch of saphenous A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 16

will become dorsal common digital A: which supply the dorsal side of paw

Question 17

Caudal branch of saphenous A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 17

tarsus, deep structures of proximal end of metarsus, will become the plantar common digital arteries: supply the plantar side of paw

Question 18

Which vein in the hindlimb is used for venipuncture?

Answer 18

Cranial branch of lateral saphenous

Question 19

Descending genicular A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 19

medial surface of stifle

Question 20

Middle Caudal femoral A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 20

adductor, semimembranosus. Hip extensor, and limb adductor

Question 21

Distal Caudal Femoral A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 21

biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendanosus, gastrocnemius, digital flexors. *Hip fextensors, stifle flexor and hock extensor

Question 22

Popliteal A. supplies? Action of those muscles?

Answer 22

stifle, gastrocnemius, popliteus.

Question 23

Cranial tibial A. supplies? Action of those muscles? What artery gives rise to the cranial tibial?

Answer 23

peroneus longus, long digital extensor, cranial tibial muscles. Popliteal artery gives rise to this.