Thoracic limb nerves Flashcards
What nerve supplies autonomous innervation to the dorsal manus in the small animal?
radial nerve
What is the main weight bearing nerve for the thoracic limb?
radial nerve
What nerves pass through the carpal canal?
median and ulnar nerve
What nerves innervate the glenohumeral joint?
axillary, suprascapular nerve
What nerves innervate the elbow joint?
median, ulnar, musculocutaneous, radial nerves
What two nerves begin as a common trunk in the equine thoracic limb?
musculocutaneous and median nerves
How can you block everything below the carpus in a horse?
high four point block
How do you block everything distal to the fetlock in a horse?
low four point block
How do you block everything distal to the pastern in a horse?
abaxial block
How do you block the nerves of the heel in a horse?
palmar digital block
What nerve might be damaged if the dog is having trouble advancing the thoracic limb?
suprascapular nerve
What nerve might be damaged if the dog is having shoulder instability?
suprascapular and sub scapular nerves
What nerve might be damaged if the dog is having trouble flexing the elbow?
musculocutameous nerve
What nerve might be damaged if the dog is knuckling over his front paw?
radial nerve
What thoracic limb nerve might be damaged if the panniculus reflex is absent?
lateral thoracic nerve
