Lecture 16 11/8/23

Question 1

Which arteries provide blood flow to the hind limb (in order from proximal to distal)?

Answer 1

-external iliac a.
-femoral a.
-popliteal a.
-cranial tibial a.
-dorsal pedal a.

Question 2

When does the external iliac a. become the femoral a.?

Answer 2

when it passes through the vascular lacuna

Question 3

When does the femoral a. become the popliteal a.?

Answer 3

after the distal caudal femoral a. branches off

Question 4

When does the cranial tibial a. become the dorsal pedal a.?

Answer 4

after crossing the tarsocrural joint

Question 5

Which region does the external iliac a. supply blood to?

Answer 5

body cavity

Question 6

Which region does the femoral a. supply blood to?

Answer 6

thigh

Question 7

Which region does the popliteal a. supply blood to?

Answer 7

stifle

Question 8

Which region does the cranial tibial a. supply blood to?

Answer 8

crus

Question 9

Which region does the dorsal pedal supply blood to?

Answer 9

pes

Question 10

Which actions are associated with the femoral n.?

Answer 10

-flexion of coxal jnt.
-extension of stifle jnt.

Question 11

Which action is important for the animal to bear weight on the hind limbs?

Answer 11

extension of the stifle jnt.

Question 12

What is the saphenous n.?

Answer 12

the cutaneous nerve branch of the femoral n.

Question 13

Which action is associated with the obturator n.?

Answer 13

adduction

Question 14

How can loss of obturator n. function be tested?

Answer 14

having animal make a tight circle on a slick floor

Question 15

Which action is associated with the cranial gluteal n.?

Answer 15

extension of the coxal jnt.

Question 16

Which muscles are innervated by the cranial gluteal n.?

Answer 16

those that terminate on the greater trochanter

Question 17

Which muscles receive branches from the sciatic nerve before it splits?

Answer 17

-biceps femoris
-semimembranosus
-semitendinosus

Question 18

Which nerves does the sciatic n. split into?

Answer 18

-tibial n.
-common fibular n.

Question 19

Which region is drained by the cranial branches of the lateral saphenous v. and medial saphenous v.?

Answer 19

dorsal paw

Question 20

Which region is drained by the caudal branches of the lateral saphenous v. and the medial saphenous v.?

Answer 20

plantar paw

Question 21

Where on the skin can you test for the sciatic n.?

Answer 21

-caudal thigh
-caudal crus
-caudolateral crus

Question 22

Where on the skin can you test for the saphenous n.?

Answer 22

-popliteal region
-medial crus

Question 23

Where on the skin can you test for the tibial n.?

Answer 23

plantar paw

Question 24

Where on the skin can you test for the common fibular n.?

Answer 24

-dorsal paw
-craniolateral crus