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<big><center>[[Musculoskeletal System - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
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==Forelimb==
===Shoulder===
'''Skeleton'''
* Spine
* Scapula - spine, cranial angle, supraglenoid tubercle, acromion
'''Joint'''
* Flexion, extension, some abduction
* Joint cavity
'''Soft tissue'''
* Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, superficial and deep pectorals
* Biceps brachii tendon of origin
* Superficial cervical lymph node
* Brachial artery
===Brachium===
'''Skeleton'''
* Humeral shaft
* Greater and lesser tubercles
* Intertubercular groove
* Crest of the major tubercle
* Condyle and epicondyles
'''Soft tissue'''
* Biceps brachii
* Triceps brachii
* Brachialis
* Deltoid (acromial part)
===Elbow and Antebrachium===
'''Skeleton'''
* Radial head
* Olecranon
* Coronoid process
* Styloid process of radius and ulna
'''Joint'''
* Flexion and extension
'''Soft tissue'''
* Insertion of the triceps on the olecranon
* Extensor carpi radialis and common digital extensor
* Flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnaris lateralis
* Ligaments of the elbow
* Median artery pulse
* Cephalic vein venipuncture
===Carpus and Metacarpus===
'''Skeleton'''
* Accessory carpal bone and each metacarpal bone
'''Joint'''
* Flexion and extension
'''Soft tissue'''
* Termination of flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnaris lateralis on the accessory carpal bone
* Carpal canal
* Superficial digital flexor
* Carpal pad
===Metacarpophalangeal Joints and Phalanges===
* Each individual phalanx
* Flexion and extension of each MP and interphalangeal joint
* Flexor tendons crossing the palmar surface of the metacarpals and middle phalanx
* Claws of the digits
* Metacarpal pad and digital pads
* Digital artery
==Hindlimb==
===Pelvis and Hip===
'''Skeleton'''
* Tuber coxae and tuber sacrale
* Ischiatic tuberosity, arch and pubic tuberosity
* Greater trochanter of the femur
* Rectal examination is useful for diagnosing pelvic fractures
'''Joint'''
* Flexion and extension
'''Soft tissue'''
* Superficial and middle gluteal muscles
* Sacroiliac ligament
===Thigh and Stifle===
'''Skeleton'''
* Femoral shaft
* Greater trochanter
* Condyles
* Trochlear ridges
* Patella and fabellae
'''Joint'''
* Flexion, extension and mild rotation
'''Soft tissue'''
* Quadriceps femoris, Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus
* Patellar, collateral and cruciate ligaments
* Femoral artery
* Popliteal lymph node
===Crus and Tarsus===
'''Skeleton'''
* Tibial shaft, tibial tuberosity, cranial border and medial malleolus
* Fibular shaft, fibular head and lateral malleolus
* Trochlea of talus and tuber calcaneii
'''Joint'''
* Flexion and extension
'''Soft tissue'''
* Cranial tibialis, long digital extensor, gastrocnemius and superficial digital flexor
* Achilles tendon, collateral ligaments and plantar ligament
* Dorsal pedal artery, lateral cephalic vein and tarsal pad
===Metatarsus and Phalanges===
* As for forelimb
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