VIBS 305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery, Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery, Tensor Fasciae Latae Muscle
11 Dec 2017
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At the stifle joint, it forms cranial and caudal branches. It is accompanied by the saphenous nerve and medial saphenous vein: medial circumflex femoral artery enters the adductor muscle and supplies the medial muscles of the thigh. Lateral circumflex femoral artery runs between the rectus and vastus medialis muscles. It supplies the quadriceps femoris, tensor fascia latae, and superficial and middle gluteal muscles: the distal caudal femoral artery: the largest of the caudal femoral arteries, can be seen at the insertion of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles. The obturator nerve can be found entering the pectineus, adductor, and gracilis muscles: muscles innervated: pectineus, adductor, and gracilis muscles, motor deficits: inability to adduct the limb. (extend the hip joint or flex the stifle joint??) Caudal gluteal nerve: muscle innervated: superficial gluteal muscle, no visible or motor deficits. Sciatic nerve: largest nerve in the pelvic limb: muscles innervated: caudal muscles of the thigh (biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus, motor deficits:
