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FACULTY OF VETERINARY AND
ANIMAL SCIENCES
BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE
HIND LIMB
By: • SYED SAHZAIB
MUHAMMAD
3. Arterial Supply to Distal Limb: Overview
caudal tibial
saphenous
caudal femoral
plantar arteries
anastomosis (at hock)
plantar metatarsal
arteries
deep
plantar 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
4. 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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Origin of (Plantar) Digital Vessels
lateral plantar
main blood supply from
dorsal 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 and
lateral digital arteries