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Vessels & Nerves of the Pelvic Limb Flashcards

1
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Cranial thigh muscles

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Extensor of stifle: quadriceps femoris

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Cranial thigh muscles: a. and n. supply

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A: lateral circumflex femoral
N: femoral

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Medial thigh muscles

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Adductors of pelvic limb: gracilis, adductor, pectineus

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Medial thigh muscles: a. and n. supply

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A: Deep and caudal femoral
N: Obturator

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Caudal thigh muscles

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Flexors and extensors of stifle: biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus

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Caudal thigh muscles: a. and n. supply

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A: Deep/caudal femoral, caudal gluteal
N: Sciatic

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Cranial muscles of crus

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Flexors of tarsus: cranial tibial, peroneus longus

Extensors of digits: long digital extensor

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Cranial muscles of crus: a. and n. supply

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A: Cranial tibial
N: Common fibular

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Caudal muscles of crus

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Rotator of stifle: popliteus
Extensor of tarsus: gastrocnemius
Flexors of digits: super/deep digital flexors

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Caudal muscles of crus: a. and n. supply

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A: popliteal, distal caudal femoral
N: tibial

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What is the vascular lacuna

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A passageway allowing the ext. iliac a. to leave the abdominal cavity and enter the thigh

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What point of the external iliac become the femoral

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At the vascular lacuna, when going through the femoral triangle

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Obturator n. arises from…

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L4,5,6

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Obturator n. innervates…

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Gracilis, pectineus, adductor, and external obturator

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Femoral n. arises from…

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L4,5,6 and emerges through iliopsoas

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Femoral n. innervates…

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4 heads of quadriceps

17
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What is a superficial branch of the femoral n.

18
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What does the saphenous n. innervate

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Medial side of limb and motor innervation to sartorius

19
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Pudendal n. arises from…

20
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What 3 nerves make up the pudendal n.

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Caudal rectal, perineal, and dorsal n. of penis

21
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What does the pudendal n. carry?

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Somatic motor fibers from anal & urethral voluntary sphincters and sensory fibers from anus, clitoris/penis

22
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Caudal cutaneous femoral n. arises from…

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Sacral plexus

23
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Caudal cutaneous femoral n. innervates…

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Caudal thigh

24
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What is the lumbosacral trunk

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Union of ventral branches of L6 - L7 - S1 - S2

25
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Caudal gluteal n. arises from…

26
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Caudal gluteal n. is the ONLY innervation to…

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Superficial gluteal

27
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Cranial gluteal n. arises from…

28
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Cranial gluteal n. innervates…

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Middle/deep gluteal, tensor fascia latae

29
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Sciatic n. arises from…

30
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Sciatic n. innervates…

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Internal obturator, gemelli, quadratus femoris, biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus

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