Thoracic Limb Vessels Flashcards
What are the branches of the axillary artery?
External thoracic a, lateral thoracic a, subscapular a, cranial circumflex humeral a
What are the branches of the subscapular a?
There are three branches but we only need to know thoracodorsal a and caudal circumflex humeral a
The subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery after what point?
After it passes lateral to the first rib
What are the branches of the subclavian artery?
Costocervical trunk, vertebral a, superficial cervical a, and internal thoracic a
The axillary artery becomes the brachial artery after which point?
The cranial circumflex humeral a
What are the branches of the brachial artery?
Deep brachial a, bicipital a, collateral ulnar a, superficial brachial a, transverse cubital a, common interosseuous a
The common interosseous artery includes what branches?
Ulnar a, cranial interosseuous a, and caudal interosseuous a
The brachial artery turns into the median artery after what point?
The common interosseous a
The median artery includes what branches?
Deep antebrachial a, radial a, and palmar common digital a
The radial artery includes what branch?
Dorsal common digital a
The dorsal common digital artery has what sub branch?
Abaxial dorsal proper digital aa
The palmar common digital artery has what sub branch?
Abaxial palmar proper digital aa
What is the principal source of blood supply to the manus of the dog?
Median a
The median artery forms a superficial palmar arch with a branch of what vessel?
The Caudal interosseous a
What are the deep veins of the thoracic limb?
Subclavian v, axillary v, brachial v, and median v
The cephalic vein arises on the _____ aspect of the manus and courses on the _____ aspect of the antebrachium.
Palmar, cranial
The cephalic vein drains into what vessel?
External jugular vein
The accessory cephalic vein arises from veins on the dorsal surface of the manus. What are they?
Dorsal common digital veins
The accessory cephalic vein joins the cephalic vein on the ____ aspect of the ______ of the antebrachium.
Cranial, distal third
What vessel branches from cephalic vein to axillary vein?
Axillobrachial vein