The anatomy of the domestic fowlKaupp, B. F. (Benjamin Franklyn)
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The anatomy of the domestic fowl
Kaupp, B. F. (Benjamin Franklyn)
Poultry -- Anatomy
The _cutaneus brachii superior_ is a small nerve which springs from the
last brachial plexus root and passes between the skin and the triceps
brachii muscle on the dorsal surface of the upper arm, or brachial,
region. It extends down over the elbow region, where it gives off
numerous branches to the skin of these regions, to the meta-patagium and
to the extensor muscles of the upper arm.
The _brachialis longus superior_ is a large nerve trunk which springs
from most of the other plexus roots. It extends around to the dorsal
side of the upper arm and supplies the skin, the feathers, and the
muscles of the forearm and the hand. Branches from this nerve trunk
supply the triceps brachii and other muscles of the region. The main
branch passes between the radius and the ulna, and, passing the
elbow-joint, gives off branches to that joint. Passing on, it divides
into two branches. One of these extends superficially over the upper
part of the condylus ulnaris and supplies the extensor digitorum
communis and the extensor metacarpi ulnaris, or flexor metacarpi
radialis muscles, and, continuing superficially to the ulnar side, is
distributed to the skin of the region. The second, a deep branch,
extends on the ulnar side of the radius over the extensor indicis
longus, and innervates the latter muscle, the extensor pollicis longus,
the extensor pollicis brevis, the adductor pollicis, the interosseous
palmaris, and the flexor digitorum.
The inferior brachial plexus gives off the following branches:
The _supra-coracoideus_, a large nerve which springs from the first main
root of the plexus, and passes outward through the foramen coracoideum
of the sternal ligament.
The _sterno-coracoideus_, a small nerve which extends downward from the
plexus.
The somewhat large _posterior coraco-brachialis_, nerve which springs
from one or two middle roots of the plexus and accompanies the pectoral
nerve.
The _anterior thoracic_, a large nerve which springs from two or three
of the posterior roots of the plexus and extends to the shoulder cavity
where it branches. The anterior branch is distributed to the patagium
and the front part of the pectoral muscles. The posterior branch
supplies muscles along the side of the thorax and extends into the
abdominal muscles.
The _anterior coraco-brachialis_, a small nerve which springs mostly
from the inferior longus brachialis, passes to the distal end of the
tuberculum humeralis radii, then passes backward between the front part
of the humerus and the biceps, where it supplies the anterior
coraco-brachialis.
The _cutaneous brachialis_ et _inferior brachialis_, a small nerve which
springs from the posterior roots of the plexus. It is distributed to the
skin of the region and branches are given off to the patagii and the
ventral wing surface. A few branches extend as far as the upper arm.
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