Pelvic Limb Vessels & Nerves Flashcards
What are the main branches that supply the pelvic limb?
Aorta
Internal Iliac a.
External iliac a.
Femoral a.
Popliteal a.
Cranial tibial a.
Describe the branches of the internal iliac a.
First branch internal pudendal a -> gives rise to umbilical and vaginal/prostatic a.
Then becomes caudal gluteal a -> gives rise to iliolumbar, cranial gluteal, lateral caudal, and dorsal perineal a.
What artery branches off from the aorta and runs in between the internal and external iliac arteries?
Median sacral a.
What is the name of the branch that comes from the external iliac a.
Deep femoral a.
What are the branch(s) of the deep femoral a.
Pudendoepigastric trunk -> gives rise to external pudendal a. and caudal epigastric a.
Medial circumflex iliac a (continuation of external iliac a.)
What must the external iliac a pass through before becoming the femoral a.?
Vascular lacuna
Name the branches of the Femoral a?
Superficial circumflex iliac a.
Lateral circumflex humeral a.
Proximal caudal femoral a.
Saphenous a.
Descending genicular a.
Middle caudal femoral a.
Distal caudal femoral a. (Last branch)
What does the femoral a continue as?
Popliteal a.
Continuation of the femoral a.
Goes between 2 heads of gastrocnemius m. Over the flexor surface of the stifle and through the popliteal notch of tibia
What is the continuation of popliteal a.?
Cranial tibial a. (terminal branch)
caudal tibial a.
What are the branches of the cranial tibial a?
Dorsal pedal a
Arcuate a
Dorsal and plantar metatarsal aa
What does the saphenous a branch into?
dorsal and plantar common digital aa
what muscles does the external iliac a supply?
Adductor m, vastus medialis m., obturator mm., semimembranosus m., hip joint capsule
What muscles does the distal caudal femoral a supply?
Biceps femoris,
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus m
Gastrocnemius m
Digital flexor mm
What muscles does the popliteal a. Supply?
Stifle
Gastrocnemius
Popliteus
What muscles does the cranial tibial a supply?
Long digital extensor and cranial tibial mm
What does the dorsal pedal a supply?
Tarsus
What two arteries can be used to take a pulse in the pelvic limb?
Femoral a. And dorsal pedal a.
Describe the flow of blood into the lateral saphenous v?
Dorsal common digital vv
Plantar superficial arch
Lateral saphenous v
cranial and caudal branches
Distal caudal femoral
Femoral v
Describe the flow of blood into the medial saphenous v?
Common digital vv (dorsal and plantar)
Cranial and caudal branches
Medial saphenous
Femoral v.
What structures come through the muscular lacuna?
Iliopsoas m
Femoral n
What structures come through the vascular lacuna?
Femoral a and v
Medial circumflex femoral a and v
Saphenous n
Lymphatics
What is the vascular lacuna more commonly called?
Femoral ring?