PRAC.21 Flashcards
tarsal flexors and digital extensors of the hindlimb - nerves - vessels

M. tibialis cranialis
Origin: Facies lateralis of tibia
Insertion: Medially on tarsal & metatarsal bones
Action: Flex hock
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: A. tibialis cranialis

M. tibialis cranialis
Origin: Facies lateralis of tibia
Insertion: Medially on tarsal & metatarsal bones
Action: Flex hock
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: A. tibialis cranialis

M. tibialis cranialis
Origin: Facies lateralis of tibia
Insertion: Medially on tarsal & metatarsal bones
Action: Flex hock
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: A. tibialis cranialis

M. fibularis longus (øEq)
Origin: Condylus lateralis of tibia
Insertion: Medial tarsal or metatarsal bones
Action: Flex hock
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: A. tibialis cranialis

M. extensor digitorum longum
Origin: Fossa extensoria of femur
Insertion: Digits II-V (distal phalanx)
Action: Extend digits, flex hock
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: A. tibialis cranialis

M. extensor digitorum lateralis
Origin: Proximal fibula
Insertion: Tendo m. extensor digitorum longus, digit V
Action: Extend digits
Innervation: Nn. fibulares superficialis et profundus
Blood supply: Aa. tibialis cranialis et dorsalis pedis

M. extensor digitorum brevis
Origin: Connective tissue over hock
Insertion: M. extensor digitorum longus
Action: Auxillary extensor of digits II, III and IV
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: Aa. tibialis cranialis et dorsalis pedis

A. tibialis cranialis
- Between m. extensor digitorum longus and m. tibialis cranialis
- Travels with n. fibularis profundus/n. peroneus profundus
- Becomes a. dorsalis pedis

A. saphena r. cranialis
- Anastomoses with a. tibialis cranialis r. superficialis
6

V. saphena medialis r. cranialis
17

V. saphena lateralis r. cranialis
17

V. saphena lateralis r. cranialis
6

V. saphena medialis r. cranialis

V. tibialis cranialis

A. tibialis cranialis

M. tibialis cranialis
Origin: Facies lateralis of tibia
Insertion: Medially on tarsal & metatarsal bones
Action: Flex hock
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: A. tibialis cranialis

V. saphena lateralis

M. fibularis brevis (Ca)
Origin: Fibula + tibia (partly)
Insertion: Mt V
Action: Flex tarsus
Innervation: N. fibularis profundus
Blood supply: A tibialis cranialis
M

N. ischiadicus
Q

Lateral cutaneous sural nerve
R

Common fibular nerve
S

Tibial nerve
T
Caudal cutaneous sural nerve
U

Deep fibular nerve
V

Superficial fibular nerve