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Hindlimb Innervation Flashcards

1
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What is the most common clinical signs associated with compromised motor innervations?

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Weakness in lower legs, muscle atrophy and gait defects

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What are the hip extensors

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Gluteal muscles: super. gluteal, deep gluteal, middle gluteal
Hamstrings: biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus

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What are the hip flexors?

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TFL, Sartorius, iliopsoas

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What are the muscle adductors if the hindlimb

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Adductor, pectineus, gracilis

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What are the stifle extensors?

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Quadriceps:
Recuts femoris
Vastus medialis
V. Intermedius
V. Lateralis

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What are the stifle joint flexors?

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Popliteus

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Lumbosacral plexus

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From L4-S2
Gives origin to the nerves that innervate the hindlimb

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What does L3 give rise to?

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Illioinguinal and genitofemoral (L3&L4) nerves

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9
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What does the femoral branch of the Genitofemoral nerve innervate?

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Cutaneous innervation to the proximal medial thigh

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What does the genital branch of the Genitofemoral nerve innervate?

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Spermatic fascia
Cremaster m.
Scrotum

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Lateral cutaneous femoral nerve

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Originates from L4
Provides sensory innervation to the cranio-lateral surface of the thigh

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Femoral nerve

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L4-L6
Motor innervation to the stifle extensors (quadriceps)

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What is the sensory innervation of the femoral nerve?

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Saphenous branch
To the medial surface of the thigh, stifle and hock

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Clinical significance of the femoral nerve

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Paralysis of the quadriceps
Loss of weight bearing
Loss of sensation in the medial surface of the limb

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15
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Obturator nerve

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L4-L6
Supplies the adductor muscles of the thigh

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16
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Clinical significance of the obturator nerve

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Looses ability to adduct the limbs, so the limbs remain abducted ( dystocia and calving)

17
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Lumbosacral trunk

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L7-S1&2
Cranial gluteal
Cd. Gluteal
Cd. Cutaneous femoral

18
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What does the cranial gluteal supply?

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Middle and deep gluteal
Tensor fasciae lata

19
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What does the cranial gluteal supply?

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Super. Gluteal m. (Hip extensor)

20
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What does the cd. cutaneous femoral supply?

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Sensory to cd. thigh

21
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Sciatic nerve

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Distal communication of the lumbosacral trunk
Supplies the internal obturator, gemelli, quadriceps femoris, hamstrings group

22
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What are the branches of the sciatic nerve?

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Common peroneal and tibial
Sensory innervation to the lateral surface of the limb distal to the stifle
Motor innervation to the leg muscles

23
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What branches are of the common peroneal

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Superficial branch: skin; dorsal surface of the leg and foot
Deep branch: hock flexors/ digit extensors

24
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Tibial nerve

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Passes between the 2 heads of gastrocnemius

25
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What is the cutaneous branch of the common peroneal?

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Lateral sural nerve: skin/ lateral surface of leg

26
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What is the cutaneous branch of the sciatic nerve?

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Caudal sural nerve

27
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What do the muscular branches of the sciatic nerve innervate?

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Muscular branches of the gastrocnemius and caudal crual muscles

28
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Medial & lateral plantar of the sciatic nerve

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Supplies sensory nerves to planter surface of foot

29
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What are the clinical considerations of the sciatic nerve?

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Largest nerve in the body

30
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What can the sciatic nerve be damaged from?

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Fracture of pelvis or femur
Dislocation of hip
Injections
Trauma

31
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What can damages of the common peroneal cause?

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Over extension of hock
Overflexion of digits
Atrophy to innervate muscles
Dog will flick the paw forward to bare weight
Lost sensation on dorsal aspect of hock and foot

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What can damages to the tibial nerve cause?

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Overflexion of hock
Overextension of digits
Atrophy to innervated muscles
Limb is lowered when applying weight
Lost sensation on plantar aspect of hock and foot

33
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Pudendal nerve

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S2-S3
Lies lateral to levator and coccygeus
Main trunk supply sensory innervation to prep use, scrotum, udder

34
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How does the pudendal nerve end?

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As dorsal nerve of penis clitoris

35
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Superficial branch of the pudendal nerve

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Supplies skin of anus, vulva, and ventral perineal region

36
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What do the deep branches of the pudendal nerve supply?

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Motor nerves to perineal muscles that include reproductive organs muscle

37
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Caudal rectal nerves

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Origin: most caudal sacral nerves
Provides sensory innervation to rectum, anus, perineal skin

38
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What are the motor fibers to of the caudal rectal nerves?

A

Dorsal perineal muscles
External anal sphincter
Levanter ani

39
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Clinical consideration of the caudal rectal nerves

A

When fixing an external anal sphincter the vet could hit the nerve.

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