Arteries of Forelimb

By :

N.GOODARZI

Assistant professor of veterinary anatomy

Razi University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Basic Sience

Axillary a.

Subclavian a.

Aortic arch Brachiocephalic trunk Subclavian Axillary

Main Branches of Axillary a.

1. Suprascapular a.

2. Subscapular a.

3. Cranial circumflex humeral a.

Axillary a.

Brachial a.

Subclavian a.

Axillary a.

Suprascapular a.

Cranial circumflex a.

Subscapular a.

. Supraspinatus M.

. Subscapularis M.

. Anastomosis with circumfles scapular a.

1.Suprascapular a.

Suprascapular a.

2. Subscapular a.

I. Subscapularis M.

II. Teres Major M.

A. Thoracodorsal a.1:Teres Major M.

2: Latissimus dorsi M.( Pectoral , serratus ventralis , triceps)

B. Caudal Circumflex Humeral a.1: Brachialis M.

2: Triceps Brachi M. (infraspinatous , deltoideus)

ProximalAnastomose with Cranial Circumflex Humeral a.

Distal Collateralis Radialis a. Craniolateral of antebrachii

C. Circumflex Scapular a.

Thoracodorsal a.

Caudal circumflex

Humeral a.

Thoracodorsal a.

Collateralis

Radialis a.

Subscapular a.

• Proximal Biceps Brachi M.

• Coracobrachialis M.

• Teres major

• Latissimus dorsi

3. Cranial circumflex humeral a.

Main Branches of Brachail a.

1. Deep Brachial (Profunda brachi)Triceps Brachi

2.Bicipital a. Biceps brachi

. 3. Collateral Ulnar a. (Dorsal carpal , palmar carpal)Elbow joint, Triceps brachi, Flexor digitorum profundus,

Pectoralis transverse, Anconeous , Tensor fascia antebrachii,

4. Transverse Cubital a.Cranillateral group, biceps, brachialis , descending pectoral

5. Common Interosseous ( Elbow joint , pronator teres , supinator teres)

a. Cranial interosseous

b. Caudal interosseous

Deep Brachial a. a.

Brachial a.

Bicipital a.

Collateral ulnar a.

Transverse cobital a.

Common interosseous a.

Cranial interosseous a.Caudal interosseous a.

ulnar a.

Main Branches of Median a.

1. Profunda antebrachi a.

Superficial palmar arch

Carp and digit flexor

2. Radial a.Proximal radial a. in Eqiune

Dorsal carpal r. , palmar carpal r.

Deep

Ante brachi a.

Radial a..

Mediana.

Superficial brachial a.

Cranial Superficial

ante brachial a.

Ulnar a.

CLINICAL IMPORTANCE

Pulse palpation :

Brachial pulse

Radial pulse

Digital pulse

Blood sampling site :

Axillary a.