Vasculature and Nerves Flashcards
How many cervical spinal nerves in the dog?
Eight
Where does the first cervical spinal nerve pass through?
Lateral vertebral foramen of the atlas (Transverse foramen in wing of the caudal vertebral body of the atlas)
Where does the eight cervical spinal nerve pass through?
The intervertebral foramen between the 7th cervical vertebra and 1st thoracic vertebra.
Which are larger - dorsal or ventral branches of the spinal nerves?
Ventral
What do dorsal branches of the spinal nerves innervate?
Structures dorsal to the vertebrae.
Where will you find the 2nd cervical nerve?
Between: Mastoid part of the cleidocephalicus Omotransversarius Deep to platysma Dorsal to external jugular vein
What does the 2nd cervical nerve innervate?
Branches into two:
Great auricular nerve: skin of the neck, the ear, and back of the head.
Transverse cervical nerve: Skin of the cranioventral part of the neck
What vessels is the external jugular vein formed by?
Facial components: Linguofacial (ventral) and maxillary (dorsal) veins. Maxillary can be distinguished by mandibular lymph nodes lying on either side.
Brachial components: Omobrachaial (dorsal) and cephalic (ventral) veins
Mandibular salivary gland
Dorsal to the mandibular LNs.
Mandibular lymph nodes
Receive lymph drainage from the cutaneous areas of the head, neck, and thoracic limb
Ventral to the mandibular salivary gland, deep to the cleidocephalicus and omotransversarius.
Where do you find the accessory cranial nerve?
Also called the 11th cranial nerve
Emerges below the sternocephalicus, runs along the dorsal border of the omotransversarius, terminates in the trapezius
What does the accessory cranial nerve innervate?
Only motor nerve of the trapezius. Also supplies: Omotransversarius Cleidocephalicus (mastoid and cervical parts) Sternocephalicus
Third, Fourth, and Fifth cervical spinal nerves
Distributed segmentally to the muscles and skin of the neck
Vagosympathetic nerve trunk
Within the carotid sheath, medial to the common carotid artery.
Medial retropharyngeal lymph node
Lies ventrolateral to the carotid sheath
Opposite the larynx
Branching pattern of the dorsal intercostal arteries
Do not confuse with dorsal branch of the artery
First three dorsal arteries: from branch of the costocervical trunk
Last 9 dorsal arteries: from aorta
Two lateral cutaneous branches (one dorsal, one ventral) that perforate both intercostal muscles
Ventral intercostal arteries
Ventral intercostal artery anastomoses with the dorsal intercostal artery
Perforating branch that perforates just the internal intercostal muscles near the sternum.
Dorsal branch of the arteries of the intercostal space
Supplies the epaxial muscles
Do not confuse with dorsal intercostal arteries.
Ventral branch of the arteries of the intercostal space
Anastomoses with the dorsal intercostal artery.
Veins of the intercostal spaces
Will follow in the same pattern as the arteries of the intercostal spaces.
What do the lateral branches of the dorsal intercostal arteries supply?
Cutaneous structures
Example: thoracic mammae
What do the perforating branches of the ventral intercostal arteries supply?
Cutaneous structures
Example: thoracic mammae
Branching pattern of the intercostal nerves
Dorsal, lateral, and ventral branches
Dorsal: innervates epaxial muscles.
Lateral: Becomes the dorsal lateral cutaneous branch
Ventral: A lateral branch that perforates both intercostal muscles and a ventral cutaneous branch that perforates just the internal intercostal near the sternum.
What are the cranial thoracic mammae supplied by?
Fourth, fifth, and sixth ventral and lateral cutaneous vessels and nerves (from the intercostals)
Branches of the lateral thoracic vessesls (from the axillary vessels)