Flashcards on Comparative Thoracic Limb Vascularization
Comparative Thoracic Limb Vascularization: Arteries & Veins
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Thoracic limb vasculature
20 cards
Card 1
Question: Which artery gives rise to the a. profunda brachii (position)?
Answer: a. brachialis
Card 2
Question: Which artery is the source of the a. collateralis ulnaris (position)?
Answer: a. brachialis
Card 3
Question: Where does the a. brachialis superficialis originate relative to a. profunda brachii and a. collateralis ulnaris?
Answer: Origin: distally to a. profunda brachii and caudally distal to a. collateralis ulnaris
Card 4
Question: Name the continuation and digital branches of the r. medialis of a. brachialis superficialis.
Answer: Continues on metacarpus as a. digitalis dorsalis communis I and gives aa. digitales dorsales propriae
Card 5
Question: What are the distal branches of a. brachialis superficialis on the metacarpus?
Answer: a. antebrachialis superficialis cranialis → metacarpus → aa. digitales dorsales communes II–IV → aa. digitales dorsales propriae
Card 6
Question: Which muscles does the a. bicipitalis supply and with which artery does it anastomose?
Answer: Supplies m. biceps brachii, m. brachiocephalicus, m. brachialis, m. extensor carpi radialis; anastomoses with a. circumflexa humeri caudalis
Card 7
Question: Which muscles does the a. transversa cubiti supply and with which arteries does it anastomose?
Answer: Supplies extensors, m. biceps brachii, m. brachialis, m. abductor longus; it anastomoses with branches of a. interossea communis and, in some species,
Card 8
Question: What is the parent artery of the a. bicipitalis (position)?
Answer: a. brachialis
Card 9
Question: From which artery can the a. transversa cubiti arise (position options provided)?
Answer: a. transversa cubiti can arise from a. brachialis, a. collateralis ulnaris, a. bicipitalis, or as a distinct a. transversa cubiti (variable positions
Card 10
Question: Which arteries form the r. muscularis in bovine and with which does it anastomose?
Answer: R. muscularis supplies flexors and anastomoses with a. interossea communis and a. collateralis ulnaris