Vessels of the Canine Pelvic Limb

Question 0

Deep femoral a.

Answer 0

only branch off external iliac a. within the abdominal cavity; branches into pudendoepigastric trunk and the medial circumflex femoral a.

Question 1

External iliac a.

Answer 1

Turns into the deep femoral a.

Question 2

Pudendalepigastric trunk

Answer 2

Branches into the caudal epigastric a. and the external pudendal a.

Question 3

Caudal epigastric a.

Answer 3

Caudal half of the rectus abdominus

Question 4

External pudendal a.

Answer 4

passes through the inguinal canal to gracilis m. and external repro organs

Question 5

Femoral a.

Answer 5

Branches to the superficial circumflex iliac a., the lateral circumflex femoral a., the proximal caudal femoral a., saphenous a., descending genicular a., middle caudal femoral a., distal caudal femoral a.

Question 6

Proximal caudal femoral a.

Answer 6

pectineus m., adductor m., gracilis m.

Question 7

Saphenous a.

Answer 7

Skin on medial side of stifle; has a cranial and caudal branch

Question 8

Descending genicular a.

Answer 8

Medial surface of the stifle

Question 9

Middle caudal femoral a.

Answer 9

distal adductor and semimembranosus m.

Question 10

Distal caudal femoral a.

Answer 10

biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus, gastrocnemius, and digital flexors

Question 11

Popliteal a.

Answer 11

stifle, gastrocnemius m., popliteus m., and terminates as cranial and caudal tibial a.

Question 12

Cranial tibial a.

Answer 12

peroneus longus m., long digital extensor m., and cranial tibial m.

Question 13

Dorsal pedal a.

Answer 13

tarsus, important for arterial catheter placement

Question 14

Lumbosacral plexus

Answer 14

Gives off obturator n., femoral n., pudendal n., lubosacral trunk

Question 15

Obturator n.

Answer 15

external obturator m., pectineus m., and adductor m.

Question 16

Femoral n.

Answer 16

sartorius m., quadriceps m.; gives off saphenous n.

Question 17

Saphenous n.

Answer 17

Sartorius m., cutaneous zone: medial thigh, stifle, leg, tarsus, and remainder of paw, sensory: medial thigh, stifle, leg tarsus and paw

Question 18

Pudendal n.

Answer 18

to internal structures; gives off caudal rectal n., perineal n., dorsal nerve of penis/clitoris

Question 19

Lumbosacral trunk

Answer 19

Caudal gluteal n., cranial gluteal n., sciatic n.

Question 20

Sciatic n.

Answer 20

internal obturator m., gemelli m., quadratus femoris m.; gives off common peroneal n. and tibial n.

Question 21

Common peroneal n.

Answer 21

cranial tibial m., peroneus longus m., long digital extensor m.; gives off superficial peroneal n., deep peroneal n.

Question 22

Tibial n.

Answer 22

gastrocnemius m., superficial digital flexor m., popliteus m. deep digital flexor m.; sensory to plantar surface of paw

Question 23

Veins to know in the pelvic limb of the dog

Answer 23

Femoral v., lateral saphenous v. (gives off cranial branch of lateral saphenous v.), and medial saphenous v.

Question 24

Cranial branch of lateral saphenous v.

Answer 24

used for venipuncture and catheter placement in dog

Question 25

Medial saphenous v.

Answer 25

used for venipuncture and catheter placement in cat