VANs Canine Flashcards
(27 cards)
External thoracic artery
Supplies superficial pectoral muscle
Lateral thoracic artey
Supplies deep pectoral muscle
Subscapular artery
Supplies subscapularis muscle
Found between teres major and subscapularis
Thoracodorsal artery
Supplies teres major and latissimus dorsi
Caudal circumflex humeral artery
Found between proximal humerus head and teres major
Supplies muscles of shoulder and proximal brachium
Cranial circumflex humeral artery
Last branch of axillary
Supplies cranial aspect of shoulder
Cranial circumflex humeral artery
Last branch of axillary
Supplies cranial aspect of shoulder, biceps brachii
Deep brachial artery
Supplies triceps brachii
Bicipital artery
Supplies biceps brachii
Collateral ulnar artery
Supplies caudal elbow area
Transverse cubital artery
Supplies cranial elbow and adjacent muscles
Common interosseus artery
Has 3 branches
Is last branch of brachila artery
Supplies pronator quadratus
Median artery
Source of blood to palmar surface of paw
Through carpal canal
Radial artery
Palmar surface of paw
Cephalic vein
Common site for venipuncture and catheter placement on forelimb
Accessory cephalic vein
Cranially located on dorsum of paw and distal antebrachium
can also be used for venipuncture
Median cubital vein
Forms connection between cephalic vein and median/brachial vein
Median vein
Drains into both median cubital and brachial vein
Brachial vein
The continuation of the median vein in the brachial region
Thoracodorsal nerve
Innervates lattissimus dorsi
Cranial pectoral nerves
Innervate superficial pectoral muscle
Caudal pectoral nerves
Innervate deep pectoral muscle
Often combined with lateral thoracic nerve
Lateral thoracic nerve
Innervates cutaneous trunci
involved in panniculus reflex
Suprascapular nerve
Innervates lateral stabilizers of the shoulder