Vessels And Nerves Of The Thoracic Limb

Front 1

Subclavian artery branches

Back 1

Vertebral a.
Costocervical a.
Internal thoracic a.
Superficial cervical a

Front 2

Axillary artery branches

Back 2

External thoracic a.
Lateral thoracic a.
Subscapular a.
Cranial circumflex humeral a.

Front 3

Subscapular artery branches

Back 3

Thoracodorsal a.
Caudal circumflex humeral a.

Front 4

Brachial artery branches

Back 4

Deep brachial a.
Bicipital a.
Collateral ulnar a.
Superficial brachial a.
Transverse cubital a.
Common interosseus a.

Front 5

Median artery branches

Back 5

Radial a.
Superficial palmar arch
Deep antebrachial a.

Front 6

Common interosseus branches

Back 6

Ulnar a.
Cranial interosseous a.
Caudal interosseus a.

Front 7

The subclavian artery runs from the

Back 7

right brachicephalic artery, and aorta on left, to the first rib.

Front 8

The axillary artery runs from the

Back 8

first rib to the conjoined tendons of the teres major m.and latissimus dorsi m.

Front 9

The superficial cervical artery branches from the _____ and runs to the _______.

Back 9

subclavian, inside thoracic inlet
runs dorsocranially between the scapula and neck. Supplies the superficial mm. of the base of neck, sup cerv. ln. muscles of scapula and shoulder

Front 10

The superficial cervical lymph nodes lie

Back 10

on the serratus ventralis and scalenus cranial to the supraspinatus, covered by the omotransversarius and brachiocephalicus.

Front 11

The superficial cervical lymph nodes receive the afferents from

Back 11

the superficial part of the lateral surface of the neck, caudal surface of the head including the ear and pharynx and thoracic limb.

Front 12

The external thoracic artery leaves

Back 12

the axillary near its origin,
curves around deep pectoral to superficial pectorals and supplies the super. pectoral m.

Front 13

The lateral thoracic artery runs

Back 13

caudally across the axillary ln and dorsal border of the the deep pectoral ventral to latissimus dorsi

Front 14

The lateral thoracic artery supplies the

Back 14

latissimus dorsi, deep pectoral, and cutaneous trunci muscles and thoracic mammae

Front 15

The subscapular artery is larger than

Back 15

the continuation of the axillary. It is short at its origin but is subQ near caudal angle of the scapula.

Front 16

The thoracodorsal branches from the

Back 16

subscapular near its origin and supplies the teres major and lastissimus dorsi.

Front 17

The caudal circumflex humeral artery leaves the

Back 17

the subscapular opposite the thoracodorsal, and travels laterally b/t the head of humerus and teres major.

Front 18

The caudal circumflex humeral artery supplies the

Back 18

triceps, deltoideus, coracobrachialis, and infraspinatus mm. and humeral joint.

Front 19

The cranial circumflex humeral supplies the

Back 19

biceps brachii and the joint capsule of the shoulder.

Front 20

The cranial cercumflex humeral artery arises from the

Back 20

axillary artery, near the subscapular artery.

Front 21

The cranial circumflex humeral artery supplies the

Back 21

biceps brachii m. and the joint capsule.

Front 22

After the axillary gives off the ______ it becomes the_____.

Back 22

Cranial circumflex humeral a. near the latissimus dorsi, and teres major.
Brachial artery

Front 23

The brachial artery traves to the __________ surface of the elbow before it branches

Back 23

craniomedial

Front 24

The caudal branch of the brachial artery, that supplies the triceps, ulnar nerve and elbow

Back 24

collateral ulnar artery

Front 25

The branch of the brachial artery that loops around the biceps brachii, deep to the cephalic vein

Back 25

superficial brachial artery

Front 26

The superficial brachial artery continues in the forearm as the ____ and travels with the ________

Back 26

cranial superficial antebrachial artery
medial and lateral branches of the superficial radial nerve

Front 27

Supplies blood to the dorsum of the forepaw

Back 27

cranial superficial antebrachial artery, medial and lateral branches of the superficial radial nerve

Front 28

Supplies the elbow and adjacent muscles

Back 28

transverse cubital artery

Front 29

The brachial artery courses deep to the _______ and the ______ in the forearm.

Back 29

pronator teres m. and flexor carpi radialis m.

Front 30

The _____ artery gives rise to the Common ______ _____, and continues as the____

Back 30

Bracial
Interosseus artery
median artery

Front 31

The median artery extends to the

Back 31

superficial palmar arch in the paw

Front 32

This short vessel travels to the interosseus space and gives off 3 branches:

Back 32

Common interosseus
ulnar, caudal interosseous,
cranial interosseous aa.

Front 33

This artery supplies the ulnar and humeral heads of the deep digital flexor and the flexor carpi ulnaris

Back 33

ulnar artery

Front 34

This artery travels through the interosseus space, passes through the lateral side of the carpal canal, joins with radial and median arteries

Back 34

caudal interosseus artery

Front 35

This artery passes through the cranial interosseus space and supplies the craniolateral forearm

Back 35

cranial interosseous artery

Front 36

The conintuation of the brachial artery beyond the _____.

Back 36

median artery
common interosseous

Front 37

This artery is the principal sours of blood ot the paw.

Back 37

median artery

Front 38

The median artery is accompanied through the carpal canal by the

Back 38

median nerve

Front 39

The superficial palmar arch gives rise to the

Back 39

palmar common digital arteries

Front 40

This artery branches from the medial sice of the median artery and follows the medial border of the radius

Back 40

radial artery

Front 41

The caudal branch of the median artery that supplies the flexor carpi radialis, deep digital flexor, flexor carpi ulnaris, superficial digital flexor

Back 41

deep antebrachial artery

Front 42

Brachial plexus is formed by the

Back 42

ventral branches of the 6th, 7th, and 8th cervical and 1st and 2nd thoracic spinal nerves

Front 43

The nerves of the brachial plexus are:

Back 43

suprascapular, subscapular, axillary, musculocutaneous, radial, median, ulnar, thoracodorsal, lateral thoracic, pectoral nerves.

Front 44

innervates the superficial pectoral muscle

Back 44

cranial pectoral nerve

Front 45

Supplies the supraspinatus and infraspinatus

Back 45

suprascapular nerve from the 6th and 7th.

Front 46

innervates the subscapularis

Back 46

subscapular nerve from the 6th and 7th cervical spinal nerves

Front 47

muscles innervated by the musculocutaneous nerve

Back 47

Corachobrachialis
Briceps brachii
Brachialis
skin of medial antebrachium

Front 48

Muscles innervated by the Median nerve

Back 48

pronator teres
flexor carpi radialis
pronator quadratus
superficial digital flexor
deep digital flexor
skin of caudal antebrachium and palmar paw

Front 49

Muscles innervated by the radial nerve

Back 49

triceps brachii, tensor fasciae antebrachii, anconeus, extensor carpi radialis, supinator, common digital extensor, lateral digital extensor, ulnaris lateralis, abductor policus longus, skin of craniolateral antebrachium, dorsal paw

Front 50

Muscles innervated by the ulnar nerve

Back 50

flexor carpi ulnaris, deep digital flexor:ulnar and humeral heads, interossei, skin of caudal antebrachium, palmar paw, 5th metacarpal, lateral surface of digit

Front 51

musculocutaneous is from the

Back 51

6th, 7th, and 8th cervical spinal nerves

Front 52

The musculocutaneous travels through the brachium between

Back 52

biceps brachii and the brachial vessels.

Front 53

The axillary nerve is from the

Back 53

7th and 8th cervical spinal nerves

Front 54

The axillary nerve travels between the ____ and _____ and its branches are closely related to

Back 54

subscapularis and teres major, caudal circumflex humeral vessels and axillobrachial vein

Front 55

The thoracodorsal nerve arises from

Back 55

the 8th cervical spinal nerve and supplies the latissimus dorsi m.

Front 56

Radial nerve arises from the

Back 56

last two cervical and first two thoracic spinal nerves.

Front 57

The radial nerve travels with the ____ and ____ nerve and then sends a branch to the _______

Back 57

trunk of the median and ulnar
triceps muscle

Front 58

The radial nerve is motor to all the

Back 58

extensor muscles of the elbow, carpal and digital joints

Front 59

The radial nerve terminates in the

Back 59

deep and superficial branches

Front 60

The median and ulnar nerves arise from a

Back 60

common trunk from the 8th cervical and 1st and 2nd thoracic spinal nerves

Front 61

The common trunk of the median and ulnar nerves lies on the

Back 61

medial head of the triceps between the brachial vein and brachial artery

Front 62

The median nerve runs to the

Back 62

antebrachium in contact with the caudal surface of the brachial artery.

Front 63

The median nerve receives

Back 63

a branch from the musculocutaneous nerve at the elbow

Front 64

The ulnar nerve crosses the

Back 64

elbow caudal to the meidal epicondyle of the humerus

Front 65

The caudal cutaneous antebrachial nerve branches from the ______ and supplies the

Back 65

ulnar nerve
medial surface of the triceps and olecranon

Front 66

The caudal pectoral nerve arises from the

Back 66

8th cervical and 1st and 2nd thoracic spinal nerves and innervates the deep pectoral muscle

Front 67

The lateral thoracic nerve arises from the

Back 67

8th cervical and 1st thoracic spinal nerve.

Front 68

The cutaneous trunci has only one innervation the

Back 68

lateral thoracic nerve

Front 69

The veinous return through the forelimb begins with the

Back 69

cephalic vein on the palmar side of the paw from the superficial palmar venous arch.

Front 70

This vessel arises from small veins on the dorsum of the paw

Back 70

the accessory cephalic and joins the cephalic on the distal 3rd of the forearm.

Front 71

At the flexor surface of the elbow the ______ forms a connection between the ______ and _____ veins

Back 71

meidan cubital vein
no one way valves.

Front 72

From the meidan cubital vein the cephalice continues on the_______

Back 72

craniolateral surface of the arm
brachiocephalicus and lateral head of the triceps

Front 73

in the middle of the arm the ______ leaves the caudal aspect of the _______

Back 73

axillobrachial vein
cephalic vein

Front 74

in the arm the cephalic vein runs

Back 74

deep to the brachiocephalicus and enters the external jugular near the thoracic inlet

Front 75

The axillobrachial vein passes deep to the _______ to join the _______

Back 75

caudal border of the deltoideus

axillary vein

Front 76

This vessel arises from the _______ and continues subQ across the cranial surface brachiocephalicus to

Back 76

axillobrachial vein
enter the external jugular vein cranially to the cephalic vein

Front 77

The brachial vein becomes the

Back 77

axillary vein

Front 78

this nerve supplies the extensors of the elbow, carpus, and digital joints

Back 78

radial nerve

Front 79

The deep branch of the radial nerve crosses the

Back 79

medial surface of the extensor carpi radialis

Front 80

The superficial branch of the radial nerve divides into

Back 80

the lateral cutaneous antebrachial nerve, and lateral and medial branches

Front 81

The lateral branches of the radial nerve travel with the

Back 81

cephalic vein

Front 82

The medial and lateral branches of the radial nerve are sesory to the

Back 82

skin on the cranial and lateral surface of the forearm and dorsal surface of the carpus, metacarpus and digits.

Front 83

The median nerve runs into the antebrachium with the

Back 83

brachial artery

Front 84

This nerve runs caudally from the ulnar nerve and send off the ____ branch

Back 84

median
caudal cutaneous antebrachial nerve

Front 85

The ulnar nerve innervates the_____ and then sends a branch

Back 85

deep digital flexor and flexor carpi ulnaris
laterally to the surface of metacarpus and fifth digit.

Front 86

This branch of the ____ nerve enters the ___________ and divides into a________ and _______

Back 86

palmar branch of ulnar nerve
carpal canal
superficial and deep branch

Front 87

This nerve supplies the palmar surface of the forepaw

Back 87

ulnar nerve

Front 88

The nerve supplying the autonomous zone of the cranial shoulder is the

Back 88

5th cervical spinal nerve

Front 89

The nerve supplying the autonomous zone of the middle shoulder is the

Back 89

axillary nerve

Front 90

The nerve supplying the autonomous zone of the caudl shoulder is the

Back 90

2nd thoracic spinal nerve cutaneous branch

Front 91

The nerve supplying the autonomous zone of the craniolateral forearm is the

Back 91

radial nerve

Front 92

The nerve supplying the autonomous zone of the caudal forearm and 5th digit is the

Back 92

ulnar nerve

Front 93

The nerve supplying the autonomous zone of the medial forearm is the

Back 93

musculocutaneous

Front 94

The ____ and _____ join at the metacarpophalangeal joint to branch and form the ___ and ____

Back 94

palmar/dorsal common digital vein/artery/nerve
palmar/dorsal metapodial vein/artery/nerve
axial/abaxial palmar/dorsal digital artery/vein/nerve