The dog hip anatomy consists of bones, muscles, and joint. Some of the nerves and vessels supply to the hip region of a dog and pass it along. In this guide, I will tell (show) you the complete anatomical features of the dog’s hip with the different labeled diagrams. Here, I will discuss the main … Read more
The dog saphenous vein is the vital structure in the pelvic limb that is commonly used for venipuncture. You will find the lateral and medial saphenous veins in the dog’s pelvic limb, whereas the lateral one is more convenient for venipuncture. But, if you are a beginner in dog anatomy learning, you might have basic … Read more
The dog tibia anatomy comprises a long body and two expanded extremities. It is a long and thick bone in the pelvic limb that articulates proximally with the femur and distally with the tarsals. The proximal part of the dog’s tibia is triangular and more massive than these of the distal extremity. Here, the distal … Read more
The dog hock anatomy comprises three major compound joints along with their ligaments and muscles. You will find the combination of tibiotarsal, intertarsal, and tarsometatarsal articulations in the structure of a dog hock. There are 5 common ligaments (capsular, lateral and medial collateral, cranial and caudal oblique) involved in the dog’s hock joint. This compound … Read more
The dog femur is the massive long bone in the skeleton. It articulates with the os coxae proximally to form the hip joint. Again, the dog femur bone articulates with the tibia distally and forms the stifle joint. But, it is comparatively shorter than the tibia and humerus bones. As it is a long bone … Read more
The dog throat anatomy comprises the features of the trachea, esophagus, larynx, and thyroid gland. You will also find some lymph nodes in the throat of a dog. This article will help you learn the anatomical facts of the trachea, esophagus, different parts of the larynx (epiglottis), thyroid gland, and lymph nodes from the dog’s … Read more