Camels and Camelids

NERVE SUPPLY TO THE MANUS REGION IN CAMEL (Camelus dromedarius)

Journal Edition: June 2005
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Published On: 01-12-2018 07:39

S.P. Ingole, L.D. Dhingra1, R.K. Jain2, S.K. Tiwari3 and O.P. Mishra4
Department of Anatomy and Histology,
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg - 491 001, INDIA
1,2Department of Anatomy and Histology, C.C.S.H.A.U., Hisar, Haryana, INDIA
3Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, 4Department of Physiology, C.V.S. and A.H., Anjora, Durg 491001, INDIA.

ABSTRACT

Manus regions of ten embalmed adult single humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) revealed that the nerves innervating this region descended as continuations of musculocutaneous, radial, ulnar and median nerves of the brachial plexus. The medial cutaneous antebrachial nerve of the musculocutaneous nerve descended upto dorsomedial aspect of carpus. The cranial division of the lateral cutaneous antebrachial nerve through its lateral subdivision formed the dorsal common digital nerve II and III in middle of the metacarpus. The nerve entered the manus region mainly as dorsal and palmar branches and both continued as dorsal and palmar common digital nerves IV, respectively. The medial nerve after passing through the carpal canal to manus region, terminated into two divisions, palmar common digital nerve II and a lateral branch, 19-21 cm distal to accessory carpal. The lateral branch divided into a communicating branch to palmar common digital nerve IV and palmar axial proper digital nerve IV. The later nerve and the palmar axial proper digital nerve III, the digital continuation of palmar common digital nerve II, united to form a common digital nerve III of 4-10 cm length. The palmar common digital nerve II or in some cases median nerve itself issued anastomotic twig to dorsal common digital nerve II.
Key words : Camel, manus, nerve supply