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What artery exits the axillary artery to supplies the superficial pectoral

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External thoracic artery

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What artery supplies the latissimus dorsi, deep pectoral, and cutaneous trunci?

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Lateral thoracic

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What artery crosses the axillary lymph node

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Lateral thoracic artery

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What artery supplies the subscapularis and part of the teres major

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Subscapular artery

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What artery supplies the teres major and latissimus dorsi?

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Thoracodorsal artery

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The thoracodorsal is a branch of off the ___________ artery

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Subscapular

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What artery triceps, deltoideous, coracobrachialis, infraspinatus, and shoulder joint capsule?

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Caudal circumflex humeral artery.

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The caudal circumflex numeral artery is a branch off of the _____________ artery

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Subscapular

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What artery supplies the biceps brachii and the shoulder joint?

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Cranial circumflex humeral

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What arteries supply the glenohumeral joint?

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Caudal circumflex humeral artery

Cranial circumflex humeral artery

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What artery supplies the deep brachium and the triceps mm?

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Deep brachial

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What artery supplies the biceps and brachialis mm?

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Bicipital

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What artery supplies the superficial brachium?

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Superficial brachial

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The ________________ artery supplies the cranial elbow and the elbow joint?

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Transverse cubital

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What artery dives between the radius and ulna?

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Common interosseous artery

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Ulnar, caudal interosseous, and cranial interosseous are branches off of the ______________ artery

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Common interosseous

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What are the branches of the brachial artery?

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Deep brachial 
Bicipital 
Collateral ulnar
Superficial brachial 
Transverse cubital 
Common interosseous
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What artery supplies the flexor carpi radialis, DDF, SDF, and flexor carpi ulnaris?

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Deep antebrachial

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What is the main blood supply to the manus?

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Median artery

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What arteries pass through the carpal canal ?

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Median

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What artery is a branch off of the median artery midway down the ulna/radius?

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Radial artery

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The _____________ artery travels on the median side of the antebrachium and the ____________ artery travels on the dorsal aspect of the antebrachim

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Median - medial …. duh

Radial - dorsal

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What vein beings on the palmar side of the limb and wraps around the medial side, becomes dorsal, and continues laterally.

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Cephalic

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What vein is a dorsal begins on the dorsal manus?

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Accessory cephalic

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What vein lies at the cubital joint?
Median cubital
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The brachial plexus comes from the ventral branches of what spinal nerves
C6-T2
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The cranial pectoral nerve supplies ?
Superficial pectoral
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The caudal pectoral nerve supplies ?
Deep pectoral mm.
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What nerve supplies the cutaneous trunci m?
Lateral thoracic nerve
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What nerve supplies latissimus dorsi?
Thoracodorsal nerve
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What nerve supplies the infraspinatus and supraspinatus mm?
Suprascapular nerve
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What nerve supplies the subscapularis m?
Subscapular nerve
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What nerves supplies the coracobrachialis m., biceps brachii m., and brachialis m.
Musculocutaneous nerve
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What nerve supplies the teres major, teres minor, deltoideus, and part of subscapularis?
Axillary nerve
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What nerve runs with the caudal circumflex humeral artery?
Axillary nerve
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What nerve supplies the extensor of the elbow, carpus, and digits?
Radial nerve
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What nerve runs with the cephalic vein?
Superficial branch of the radial nerve
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What nerve gives rise to the lateral cutaneous antebrahial n.?
Superficial branch of the radial nerve
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What two nerves come from a common trunk in the dog? What two nerves come from a common trunk in the horse?
Median and ulnar nerve - woof | Median and musculocutaneous - neigh
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What nerve supplies the proctor teres, pronator quadratus, FCR, SDF, and DDF?
Median nerve
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What arteries anastomoses in the dog thoracic limb?
Cranial and caudal circumflex humeral artery Collateral ulnar and transverse cubital
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What nerve supplies the FCU and DDF?
Ulnar nerve.
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What two nerves pass through the carpal canal?
Median and ulnar nerves
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What nerves supply the glenohumeral joint?
Axillary | Suprascapular
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Innervation to the elbow joint is by?
Median, ulnar, musculocutaneous, and radial nerves
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What nerves joint to form the lateral palmar artery?
Palmar branch of the median nerve Collateral ulnar artery Hahah dumb
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The radial artery supplies what arteries to the metacarpal?
Medial and lateral palmar metacarpal artery
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What nerve divides to form the palmar arteries?
Median -> median and lateral palmar arteries
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At the level of the carpus the median artery becomes?
Medial and lateral palmar arteries.
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At the level of the fetlock, the median and lateral palmar arteries become?
The median and lateral palmar digital arteries
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What nerve splits at the level of the carpus to supply the distal digit?
Medial
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At the level of the carpus, the median nerve splits into?
Medial and lateral palmar nerves
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At the level of the fetlock, the palmar nerves become the ?
Medial and lateral palmar digital nerves
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What supplies the dorsal aspect of the digit of the horse?
Dorsal branches of the medial and lateral palmar digital nerve.
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The deep branch of the lateral palmar nerve splits to?
Medial and lateral palmar metacarpal nerve
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What nerves are closely associated with the split bones?
Medial and lateral palmar metacarpal nerves
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What two nerves makes up the lateral palmar nerve?
Palmar branch of Ulnar nerve | Lateral branch of medial
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The ___________ nerve splits into medial and lateral and the _____________ nerve splits into dorsal and palmar at the level of the carpus
Median | Ulnar
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The ulnar nerve is found where?
Between the medial humoral epicondyle and tuber olecranon
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What supplies cutaneous innervation to the distal brachium and caudal antebrachium?
Ulnar nerve
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What nerves supply dorsal innervation to the forelimb?
Musculocutaneous -> medial cutaneous antebrachial (to fetlock) Radial -> lateral cutaneous antebrachial (to carpus) Ulnar -> dorsal branch (to fetlock) Palmar digital -> dorsal branches (distal to fetlock)
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A high 4 point nerve block will block everything below the ?
Carpus
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A low 4-point nerve block will block everything below the ?
Fetlock
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The pastern can be blocked by doing a___________________ nerve block
Abaxial (seasmoidean)
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The heel can be blocked by doing a _______________ block
Palmar digital
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What is the landmark for the VAN complex of the horse forelimb??
Ligament of ergot
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The cephalic vein drains the __________ vein
Medial palmar (name change at carpus)
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The medial palmar vein spits proximal to the ______________ to the medial and lateral __________ ___________ veins
Fetlock; palmar digital veins
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In the bovine the accessory cephalic vein drains the _______________________ vein, which drains the ________________________ vein
Dorsal metacarpal III | Dorsal common digital III
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A _______ block provides regional limb anesthesia by using a tourniquet to prevent venous return
Beir
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What nerve is likely damaged in a cat who is unable to extend the carpus and the digits?
Radial neve
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What nerve is likely damaged in a horse with atrophy of the suprascapular muscle ?
Suprascapular nerve -> Sweeney Horses have no acromion-->>> damage nerve when hit against hard object
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What artery can be seen coursing toward the axillary lymph node, supplies the deep pectoral, and travels with a nerve of the same name?
Lateral thoracic
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In an animal having difficulty advancing the limb at the shoulder, what nerve is likely damaged?
Suprascapular nerve
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Damage to what two nerves can cause shoulder instability ?
Suprascapular and subscapular
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An animal with weak elbow flexion most likely has a damaged _________________ nerve
Musculocutaneous
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An animal that cannot bear weight would have damaged to the _____________ nerve
Radial
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In an animal that is knuckling/ unable to extend the carpus and digits, what nerve is likely damaged?
Radial
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Sympathetic denervation (loss of sympathetic innervation) is also known as?
Horner' syndrome
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To block sensory and motor to the forelimb distal to the shoulder, where would you nerve block?
Brachial plexus
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The panniculus reflex is caused by innervation of what nerve to what muscle?
Lateral thoracic nerve to the cutaneous trunci muscle
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Loss of sensation to the lateral aspect of the brachium and caudal scapula due damage of the _______________ nerve
Axillary
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Loss of sensory to the medial aspect of the forearm is due to damage of the _______________ nerve
Musculocutaneous
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Loss of sensation to the palmar aspect of the paw/ hoof is due to damage of the ___________ nerve
Median
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Loss of sensation to the lateral paw and 5th digit is due to damage of the ______________ nerve
Ulnar
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Damage to what nerves results in sinking of the carpus and fetlock?
Median and ulnar
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Loss of cutaneous sensation to the dorsal and lateral antebrachium and paw results from damage of the ___________ nerve
Radial
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What kind of block is used for procedures on the elbow? What nerves are blocked?
RUMM block Radial Ulnar Median Musculocutaneous
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In a RUMM block the ______________ nerve(s) are blocked proximal to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and the _____________nerve(s) are blocked proximal to the medial epicondyle of the humerus
Lateral- radial | Medial- ulnar, median, musculocutaneous
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A __________ block is used for distal limb procedures
Ring
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What two nerves form the lateral palmar nerve
Lateral branch of median nerve and palmar branch of ulnar nerve

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