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Practical: Dog Flashcards

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Inguinal ring

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  • Located medially to the pectineus muscle
  • Male:
    • Within the skin fold suspending the prepuce
  • Female:
    • Deep to the mammary gland
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Bladder

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  • Only palpable when full
  • Caudoventral abdominal wall is grabbed
  • Movement of urine can be felt
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Canalis femoralis

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Composed of:

  • Sartorius
  • Gracillis
  • Vastus medialis
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Structures located inside the femoral canal

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  • Femoral A./v.
  • Proximal caudal femoral artery
  • Saphenous nerve
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What is cardiac border auscultation used for?

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In order to locate the puncta maxima of the heart

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List the cardiac borders

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  • Pulmonary trunk
  • Aorta
  • Left AV
  • Right AV
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Cardiac border: Pulmonary trunk

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Left side:

  • 3rd intercostal space
  • Above the sternum
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Cardiac border: Aorta

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Left side:

  • 4th intercostal space
  • In line with shoulder
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Cardiac border: Left AV

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Left side:

  • 5th intercostal space
  • Distal 3rd
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Cardiac border: Right AV

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Right side:

  • 4th intercostal space
  • Genu costae
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Cardiac dullness

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  • Percussion between the ribs
  • Determines the borders of the heart
  • Thickening of the lungs around the heart gives relative dullness
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Cardiac dullness: Left side

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  • 4th-6th intercostal space
  • Distal third
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Cardiac dullness: Right side

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  • 4th-5th intercostal space
  • Distal third
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The loudest sound observed during percussion is referred to as…

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Punctum maximum

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List the nerve blocks of the hindlimb

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  • Tibial nerve block
  • Fibular nerve block
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Fibular nerve block

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  • Nerve passes over the head of the fibula
  • Can be palpated with the fingernail
  • Aspirate + Inject parallel to the skin
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Tibial nerve block

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  • Nerve can be felt in the skin adjacent to the CCT
  • Aspirate + Inject parallel to the skin
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Radial nerve block

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  • Supplies extensors of the elbow, carpus + digits
  • Enters the triceps distal to the teres major muscle
  • Passes in front of the lateral epicondyle of humerus
  • Inject in a ventral position
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Ulnar nerve

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  • Supplies the flexors of the antebrachium
  • Originates with the median nerve
  • Travels on the medial aspect of the humerus
  • Branches passes through the carpal canal
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Ulnar nerve: Injection site

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Between the tendons of:

  • m. ulnaris lateralis
  • m. flexor carpi ulnaris

At the level of the accessory carpal bone, accessed laterally

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Mental nerve block

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  • Emerges from the mental foramen
  • Acts on the lower lip and lower teeth
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Inferior alveolar nerve block (‘Alveolaris mandibularis’)

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  • Enters mandibular foramen
  • Supplying teeth and gums
  • Needle is inserted medial to the mandibular notch
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Lingual nerve block

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  • Originates from the mandibular nerve
  • Travels rostrally to the tongue
  • Between styloglossus + mylohyoid muscles
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Median nerve block

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Located between:

  • Radial carpal flexor
  • Superficial digital flexor

Accessed on medial side

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Name the carpal bones
1. Radial carpal bone _(fused)_ 2. Intermediate carpal bone *(fused)* 3. Ulnar carpal bone 4. _Accessory carpal bone_ (palpable) 5. 1st carpal bone 6. 2nd carpal bone 7. 3rd carpal bone 8. 4th carpal bone
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List the dorsal tendons found on the carpus
Tendon of: * Ulnar carpal extensor * Radial carpal extensor * Lateral digital extensor * Common digital extensor * Abductor digiti I longus
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List the palmar tendons found on the carpus
* Ulnar carpal flexor * Radial carpal flexor
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Give the major nerves and vessels located at the carpal joint
* Cephalic vein - Becoming accessory vein at the carpus * Lateral + medial radial nerve
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Approximate location of the cephalic + accessory cephalic vein
\*Cephalic vein passes onto the palmar aspect
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Approximate location of the branches of the radial nerve
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Identify the arthrocentesis sites of the elbow joint
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Identify the arthrocentesis sites of the carpal joint
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* Epidural anaesthesia site * The volume of anaesthesia to give
* L7 - S1 * ​Passing through the interarcuate ligament * Into the epidural space * 2-6ml
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List the notable ligaments of the canine forearm
* Medial/lateral glenohumeral ligament * Olecranial ligament * Lateral/medial collateral ligament (elbow) * Lateral/medial collateral ligament (carpus)
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Location of the kidneys in canine
* Left: L2 - L4 * Right: L1 - L3 Approximately under the last rib, dorsally
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Large intestine: Organ locations
* Descending colon: Left dorsal abdomen * Duodenum: Travelling laterally * Jejunum: Fills the Left abdomen * Ileum: Runs from left to right toward the cecum * Transverse colon: Travels from right to left
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Laryngeal cartilages + hyoid skeleton
_From caudal → rostral direction_ 1. Larynx: 1. Cricoid cartilage (prominent) 2. Thyroid cartilage (sometimes palpable) 2. Hyoid: 1. Basihyoid (ventrally) 2. Ceratohyoid (laterally)
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Liver borders
* Right side: IC 7-13 * *(Left side: IC 7-9)* Cranial to the last rib, distal third
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Lung borders
1. **Ribs:** IC 13 2. **Vertebral Column:** IC 12 3. **Tuber Coxae:** IC 11 4. **Tuber Ischiadicum:** IC 10 5. **Shoulder:** IC 8
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Lymph nodes
1. **Mandibular:** Located near lingual vein 2. **Med. retropharyngeal:** Ventral to ala atlantis 3. **Superficial cervical:** Between omo. trapezius and cleidocerv. 4. **Popliteal:** Behind the stifle joint 5. **Superficial inguinal:** Medial to inguinal ligament
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Glands of the head/neck region
* Parotid gland * Mandibular gland * Monostomatic gland
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M. ulnaris lateralis; m. flexor carpi ulnaris; digital flexors
Lateral → Medial 1. M. ulnaris lateralis 2. *(Fossa)* 3. M. flexor carpi ulnaris 4. Superficial digital flexor
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Nerve blocks: Mentalis; infraorbitalis; alveolaris mandibularis; lingualis
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Ovaries, uterus, vagina
* Vagina * Cervix * Uterus: Palpable when pregnant/rectal exam * Ovaries: Close to the kidneys between last rib and iliac crest
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Locate: Deltoid muscle
Covers the hamulus process
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Locate: Biceps muscle
Tendon of origin: Craniomedially to the shoulder joint, in the intertubercular groove of the humerus
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Points to note: Shoulder joint
* Cranial + Caudal recess * Caudal recess: Large, may extend to deltoid tuberosity
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Small intestines
* **Descending duodenum:** Right abdominal wall, pressing dorsally against sublumbar muscles * **Jejunum:** Palpable on ventral abdominal floor * **Ileum:** From left to right towards caecum at L2-L3 *(Not palpable)*
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Spleen
* Left side * Left part of the greater curvature of the stomach * Palpated caudal to the last costal cartilage in the left dorsal abdomen
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Stifle
Palpable: * Patellar ligament → tibial tuberosity * Lat. + Med. femoral condyle * Lat. + Med. femoropatellar ligaments → Sesamoids * Long digital extensor (In front of lat. collat.)
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Stomach
* **Fundus:** Located on the left * **Pylorus:** Located on the right * Only a full stomach will reach the ventral abdominal wall * An empty stomach may not be palpable
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Superficial cervical lymph nodes; scapula; v. jugularis externa
* **Jugular:** Press caudal jugular groove at sternocephalic muscle * **Sup. cerv. ln.:** Btw: * ​Omo. * Trapezius * Cleidocervicalis
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List the superficial muscles of the thigh
1. M. sartorious 2. M. gluteus medius 3. M. gluteus superficialis 4. M. biceps femoris 5. M. semimembranosus 6. M. semitendinosus
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M. gluteus medius
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M. sartorius
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M. gluteus superficialis
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M. biceps femoris
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* M. semimembranosus * M. semitendinosus
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