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FACULTY OF VETERINARY AND

ANIMAL SCIENCES

BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HIND LIMB

By: • SYED SAHZAIB MUHAMMAD

Arterial Supply to Distal Limb: Overview

caudal tibial

saphenouscaudal femoral

plantar arteries

anastomosis (at hock)

plantar metatarsalarteries

deepplantar arch

perforating tarsal (prox. perf. branch)

external iliac femoral

popliteal

dorsal pedal

dorsal metatarsal a. III(great metatarsal a.)

cranial tibial

(dist. perforating branch)

m. & l. digitals

Schematic of Major Arterial Supply

From the Mediclip

image bank

ext. iliac

femoral

popliteal

cr. tibial

dors. pedal

d. metatars. III

dist. perf.

branch

digital aa.

palpable

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medial view (Sack and Habel p. 104)

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Origin of (Plantar) Digital Vessels

lateral plantar

main blood supply fromdorsal metatarsal III(great metatarsal a.)

crosses between MT III & IV (as distal perforating br.)

medial and lateral plantar (and plantar metatarsal, not shown) arteries join plantar digitals at fetlock

divides into medial andlateral digital arteries

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The End