TOPIC 14

Question 1

N.medianus

Answer 1

(flexor)

• Medial aspect of limb, next to a.brachialis - A.mediana
• Transect pronator teres muscle

Question 2

N.ulnaris

Answer 2

Medial aspect of limb, heads towards olecranon

Gives of a cutaneus ulnar branch going caudaly

Question 3

N.radialis

Answer 3

(flexor)

- Thick nerve, Perforating the triceps and then found on the lateral aspect of forelimb, just above the elbow joint

Question 4

N.musculocutaneus

Answer 4

(Extensor)
Runs next to biceps muscle, “tucked away”
Suplies all the cranial muscles of the brachium

Question 5

Conections to be aware of

Answer 5

• N.ulnaris and N.medius originate together and then split at the level of the shoulder joint or just above
• N. medianus and N.musculocutaneus have a communicating branch (ramus comunicans) that forms sort of a “loop” around the a.brachialis

Question 6

A.brachialis

Answer 6

Branches of A.Axillaris
Gives of:
A.circumflexa humeri cranialis
A.profunda brachi
A.bicipitalis
A.transversa cubiti
A.colateralis ulnaris
A.interossea comunis
A.mediana
A.radialis
\+palmaris comunis and digitalis palm. med et lat