The pelvic canal is clinically relevant for ____________
parturition
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pubic vs pelvic symphysis
pubic is just pubic bones and pelvic is pubis and ischium
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the coxofemoral joint is a ___________ joint
spheroidal
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What joint is a spheroidal joint?
coxofemoral joint
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The femur is held in place by the __________ and __________
ligament of the femoral head and transverse acetabular ligament
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What would happen if the ligaments holding the femur in place were not there?
hip luxation
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If there is pain upon forced abduction and extension of the limb, what would have occured?
femoral head necrosis
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femoral head necrosis can occur with what kinds of dogs usually?
small breed dogs
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What is one of the most common orthopedic disease in large breed dogs?
hip dysplasia
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What is the pelvic girdle in the dog?
right and left os coxae
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What is the hip joint called in the dog?
coxofemoral joint
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What is the thigh called in the dog?
femur
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What is the stifle joint called?
femorotibial joint
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What is the tibia and fibula called?
crus
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What is the hindpaw called?
pes
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What are the parts of the pes?
tarsus
metatarsus
digits (phalanges and sesamoids)
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What supports the incongruent surfaces of the femoroticial joint?
menisci
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The patella is a _______ bone
sesamoid
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The joints of the stifle share a common ______________. How many are there?
synovial capsule; 3 sacs
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Where are the 3 stifle sacs loacted?
2 between femoral and tibial condyles and 1 beneath patella
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How many menisci are there? What shape are they?
2 fibrocartilaginous; semilunar
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What is attached to the medial collateral ligament?
medial meniscus
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The medial meniscus is attached to what?
medial collateral ligament
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Where is the medial collateral ligament located?
between the femoral epicondyle and proximal tibia
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Where is the lateral collateral ligament located?
between femoral epicondyle and fibular head
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What prevents abduction, adduction and rotation of the stifle?
medial and lateral collateral ligaments
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What do the medial and lateral collateral ligaments prevent?
abduction, adduction and rotation of stifle
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Which meniscus is more likely to be torn?
medial
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Where is the cranial cruciate ligament placed?
lateral condyle of femur to cranial aspect of tibia
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Where is the caudal cruciate ligament placed?
medial condyle of of femur to caudal aspect of tibia
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What does the cranial cruciate prevent?
cranial movement of tibia relative to femur
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What does the caudal cruciate ligament prevent?
caudal movements of the tibia relative to the femur
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Collateral and cruciate ligaments work together to limit ___________ of what?
medial rotation of tibia on the femur
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What is the most common cause of rear limb lameness in the dog?
cranial cruciate tear
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What causes a cranial cruciate tear?
sudden rotation of limb when joint is flexed (e.g. limb is weight bearing and dog catches foot in hole)
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The patella is interposed within what?
tendon of quadriceps
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There is a large quantity of fat located between the what in the patella?
patellar ligament and synovial membrane of joint capsule
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The patella is mainly held in the trochlea by what things?
femoral fascia, medial and lateral femoropatellar ligaments
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Where does the patellar ligament extend from and insert?
extends from patella to tibial tuberosity
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What is happening if a patient has a luxating patella?
patella is moving in and out of trochlear groove
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Proximal row of tarsal bones:
talus and calcaneus
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Middle row of tarsal bones:
central tarsal bone
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Distal row of tarsal bones:
1-4 tarsal bones
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What provides the most movement of the hock?
tarsocrural joint (cochlea of tibia and trochlea of talus)
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Medial and lateral collateral ligaments from the tibia/fibula go to the _______ bones
metatarsal
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Review flexor manica, plantar annular lig., DDF and proximal and distal annual ligaments
Review :)
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The ________ fascia is continued as the deep gluteal fascia. It covers the muscles of the ______
thoracolumbar; pelvis
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Distall, the deep gluteal fascia blends with the fascia of the _________
thigh
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Name the fascias of the pelvic limb:
deep gluteal fascia
femoral fascia
lateral femoral fascia (fascia lata)
deep crural fascia
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Lateral mm. of the pelvis
tensor fascia latae m.
superifical gluteal m.
middle gluteal m.
deep gluteal m.
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What is the action of the tensor fascia latae m.?
flex hip
extend stifle
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Caudal hip mm:
internal obturator m.
gemelli m.
quadratus femoris m.
external obturator m.
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Medial mm. of the thigh:
adductor
gracilis
sartorius
pectineus
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Femoral triangle is used for what?
feeling arterial pulse (femoral a.)
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Base of femoral triangle:
abdominal wall and inguinal lig.
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Cranial border of femoral triangle:
caudal belly of sartorius m.
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Caudal border of femoral triangle:
pectineus m.
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cranial mm. of thigh:
quadriceps femoris m.
iliopsoas m.
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Caudal mm of thigh:
biceps femoris m.
semitendinosus m.
semimembranosus m.
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What holds down the craniolateral mm. of the crus?
crural and tarsal extensor retinaculum
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What are the craniolateral mm. of the crus?
fibularis longus m.
cranial tibial m.
long digitial extensor m.
lateral digital extensor
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Why are the caudal mm. of the crus radiographically significant?
sesamoid bones located in tendons of origin (gastrocnemius and popliteus)
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Caudal mm. of the crus:
Gastrocnemius m.
Superficial digital flexor m.
Deep digital flexor m.
Popliteus m.
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The common calcanean tendon is made up of the tendons of what muscles?
Gastrocnemius
SDF
Biceps femoris
semitendinosus
gracilis
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The tendon of the gastrocnemius is crossed medially by __________
tendon of SDF
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The tendon of the gastrocnemius is crossed ______ by the tendon of the SDF
medially
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What tendon can be susceptible to tear or rupture (partial or complete)?
common calcanean tendon
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What would you likely see if a patient had a partial tear of the common calcanean tendon?
dropped hock and curled toe (hyperflexion)
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What would you most likely see in a patient that has complete rupture of the common calcanean tendon?
plantigrade (hock on ground)
all tendons ruptured
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How is the pelvic girdle attached to the trunk dorsally?
sacroiliac joints
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How is the pelvic girdle attached tot he trunk ventrally?
pelvic symphysis
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Largest, paired branch off aorta:
external iliac a.
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External iliac a. runs in what direction?
caudoventrally
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What is the only branch off the external iliac a.?
deep femoral a.
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The external iliac a. becomes what artery? When?
femoral a. after vascular vacuna
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deep femoral a. gives off ___________
pudendoepigastric trunk
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pudendoepigastric trunk branches:
external pudendal a. and caudal epigastric a.
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Deep femoral a. continues as ____________
medial circumflex femoral a.
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Where does the medial circumflex femoral a. arborize?
adductor and semimembranosus mm.
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Where is the vascular lacuna located?
between inguinal lig. and pelvis
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What is found in the femoral triangle?
femoral a., femoral v. and saphenous n.
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Branches of the femoral a:
* superficial circumflex iliac a. * lateral circumflex femoral a. * proximal caudal femoral a. * saphenous a. * descending genicular a. * middle caudal femoral a. * distal caudal femoral a.
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After the distal caudal femoral a., the femoral a. continues as what artery?
popliteal a.
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Popliteal a. terminates as:
cranial and caudal tibial aa.
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Cranial tibial a. transitions to the ________ a. at the level of ___________
dorsal pedal a.; talocrural joint
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What artery can be used for pulse detection and for arterial draws while the animal is under anesthesia?
dorsal pedal a.
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What drains into the distal caudal femoral vein?
lateral saphenous v.
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What is often used for venipuncture in dogs?
cranial branch of the lateral saphenous v.
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What is often used for venipuncture in cats?
medial saphenous v.
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Where does the medial saphenous v. drain into?
femoral v.
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Where does the lateral saphenous v. drain into?
distal caudal femoral v.
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What supplies innervation to the pelvic limb?
lumbosacral plexus
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What does the obturator n. supply?
* external obturator m. * pectineus m. * gracilis m. * adductor m.