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What muscle does the proximal caudal femoral artery supply?

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Gracilis

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What muscles does the middle caudal femoral supply?

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Semimembranosus

Adductor

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What muscles does the distal caudal femoral artery supply?

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Semitendinosus

Gastrocnemius

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Which artery dives between interosseus muscles 2 & 3?

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Perforating metatarsal

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What is the name of the superficial arteries of the dorsal hindpaw?

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Dorsal common digital arteries

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What is the name of the deep palmar arteries of the hind paw?

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Plantar metatarsal arteries

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What 2 deep veins form the caudal vena cava?

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Common iliac vein

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What are the 2 veins of the superficial venous system?

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Lateral saphenous vein

Medial saphenous vein

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Where is the venepuncture site in dogs?

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Cranial branch of lateral saphenous vein

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Where is the venepuncture site in cats?

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Medial saphenous vein

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Is the popliteal lymph node constant? Palpable?

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Yes

Yes

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Where is the popliteal lymph node located?

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Popliteal fossa

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What are the afferent lymph vessels of the popliteal fossa?

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All distal parts of pelvis limb

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What are the efferent lymph vessels of the popliteal lymph node?

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Medial iliac lymph node

Femoral lymph node (if present)

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Is the superficial inguinal lymph node constant? Palpable?

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Yes

Yes

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Where is the superficial inguinal lymph node located in the female? Male?

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Deep side of inguinal mammary glands

Dorsolateral border of penis

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What are the afferent lymph vessels of the superficial inguinal lymph node in the female?

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Abdominal mammary glands

Inguinal mammary glands

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What are the afferent lymph vessels of the superficial inguinal lymph node in the male?

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Penis
Prepuce
Scrotum

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Is the iliofemoral/deep inguinal lymph node constant?

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No

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Where is the location of the deep inguinal lymph node?

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Dorsal to deep femoral artery

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What are the afferent vessels of the deep inguinal lymph node?

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Superficial inguinal lymph node
Popliteal lymph node
Femoral lymph node

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What is the efferent lymph vessels of the deep inguinal lymph node?

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Medial iliac lymph node

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Is the femoral lymph node constant?

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No

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Where is the femoral lymph node located?

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Distal part of femoral triangle

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What are the afferent vessels of the femoral lymph node?
Popliteal lymph node | Skin of medial side of pelvis limb
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What are the efferent lymph vessels of the femoral lymph node?
``` Medial iliac Deep inguinal (if present) ```
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What are the lymph nodes for the inguinofemoral lymph center?
Superficial inguinal lymph node Deep inguinal Femoral
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What are the lymph nodes for the iliosacral lymph center?
Medial iliac
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Is the medial iliac lymph node palpable?
No
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Does the pelvic limb have a single terminal lymph node? If so, what?
Yes, medial iliac
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Where is the medial iliac lymph node located?
Between deep circumflex artery & external iliac artery
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What are the afferent lymph vessels of the medial iliac lymph node?
Superficial inguinal Popliteal Femoral Iliofemoral
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What are the efferent lymph vessels of the medial iliac lymph node?
Cysterna chyli
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Which branches form the lumbosacral plexus?
L4,5,6,7 spinal nerves | S1,2,3 spinal nerves
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Where do these spinal nerves exit the intervertebral foramina?
Caudal to vertebrae
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What are the nerves of the lumbosacral plexus?
``` Lateral cutaneous femoral Genitofemoral Femoral Obturator Sciatic Cranial gluteal Caudal gluteal Caudal cutaneous femoral ```
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Where does the lateral cutaneous femoral nerve innervate?
Lateral aspect of thigh & stifle joint
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Where is the test site for the lateral cutaneous femoral nerve?
4 cm above greater trochanter
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What is the autonomous zone for the genitofemoral nerve?
Medial aspect of thigh Prepuce, Scrotum Inguinal mammary glands, vulva
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Where is the test site for the genitofemoral nerve?
femoral triangle
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What is the most important nerve of the lumbosacral plexus?
Femoral
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What muscle does the femoral pass through?
Iliopsoas
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What is the cutaneous/superficial branch of the femoral nerve?
Saphenous
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What muscle does the femoral nerve innervate?
4 heads of quadriceps femoris | Iliopsoas
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What are the signs of a injured femoral nerve?
Paralysis of quadriceps femoris Leg cannot bar weight
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What lumbar spinal nerves make the femoral nerve?
L4, L5, L6
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What muscles does the saphenous nerve innervate?
Sartorius
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What is the autonomous zone for the saphenous nerve?
Medial aspect of thigh | tarsus is cutaneous w/ sciatic branches
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Where is the test site for the saphenous nerve?
4 cm distal to medial epicondyle
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Where does the obturator nerve exit the pelvic cavity?
Obturator foramen
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Why is the obturator nerve prone to injuries?
Close relationship with body of ilium
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What muscles does the obturator nerve innervate?
Adductor muscles of limb | Adductor, pectineus, gracilis, external obturator
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Does the obturator nerve have any cutaneous branches?
No
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What are 2 common causes of obturator nerve injury
Pelvic fracture Compression of nerve during birth
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What are the nerves of the lumbosacral trunk?
Cranial gluteal Caudal gluteal Sciatic
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What muscles does the cranial gluteal innervate?
Middle gluteal Deep gluteal Tensor fascia lata
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Does the cranial gluteal have cutaneous branches?
No
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What muscles does the caudal gluteal innervate?
Superficial gluteal | Cranial biceps femoris
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Does the caudal gluteal have cutaneous branches?
No
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What is the largest nerve in the body?
Sciatic
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What are the 2 terminal branches of the sciatic nerve?
Tibial | Common fibular
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What muscles does the sciatic nerve innervate?
Biceps femoris Quadratus femoris Semitendinosus Semimembranosus
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What is the autonomous zone of the sciatic nerve?
Lateral aspect of thigh | Caudal aspect of crus
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What are 3 common causes of injury to the sciatic nerve
Fractures Misdirected IM injections Complication of hip surgery
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What is the smaller terminal branch of the sciatic?
common fibular
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What muscles does the common fibular nerve innervate?
Flexor muscles of tarsus (cranial tibial, fibularis longus, fiblaris brevis) Extensor muscles of digits (long digital extensor, lateral digital extensor)
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If the leg it weight bearing but the foot is knuckled over, which nerve was likely damaged?
Common fibular
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If there is a loss of sensation of the dorsal paw or dorsolateral crus, which branch of the common fibular nerve was likely damaged?
superficial branch
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What are the 2 branches of the tibial nerve?
Medial plantar | Lateral plantar
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WHat muscles does the tibial nerve innervate?
Extensor muscles of tarsus (gastrocnemius) Flexor muscles of the digits (SDF,DDF) Interossei muscles
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If an animal is presented with a dropping hock, which nerve was likely damaged?
Tibial
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Where is the caudal cutaneous femoral found?
Medial side of sacrotuberous ligament
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Which nerve makes the dorsal common digital nerves?
Superficial fibular
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Which nerve make the dorsal metatarsal nerves?
Deep fibular
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Which nerve makes the plantar common digital nerves?
Medial plantar
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Which nerves makes the plantar metatarsal nerves?
Lateral plantar
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What is the nerve for the autonomous zone of proximal medial thigh?
Genitofemoral
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What is the nerve for the autonomous zone of distal medial thigh & crus?
Saphenous
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What is the nerve for the autonomous zone of the plantar surface of pes?
Tibial
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What is the nerve for the autonomous zone of dorsolateral and proximal caudal thigh?
caudal cutaneous femoral
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What is the nerve for the autonomous zone of cranial thigh?
Lateral cutaneous femoral
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What is the nerve for the autonomous zone of the caudal stifle and hock?
Sciatic
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What is the nerve for the autonomous zone of the dorsal hind paw?
Fibular

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