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VetBooks.ir Termination of dorsal
branch of ulnar n.

Lateral palmar n.

Lateral palmar v.

Interosseus lateralis
tendon
Lateral palmar
metacarpal n.

Dorsal branch of lateral
palmar digital n.

Lateral digial a.

Lateral digial v.

Ligament of the ergot
(here pierced by a nerve)

Lateral palmar digital n.

Coronary venous plexus

Figure 1.15. Lateral aspect of distal metacarpus, fetlock, and digit with skin and superficial fascia removed. Inset: Schematic of the
distribution of major nerves; dashed lines indicate variant branches.

terminal veins. Each terminal vein joins with branches of vein carrying blood from the heel. Most venous blood in
an inner venous plexus to form a digital vein. The digital the foot is drained by the veins located in the palmar
vein receives branches from the distal sesamoid bone, aspect which are largely valveless. Some valves are pre­
coronary vein, inner venous plexus, and large bulbar sent in the tributaries of the coronary and subcoronary