THE FORELIMB

Skeletal features that may be identified on palpation include the cranial and caudal angles and the tubercle on the spine of the scapula; the caudal part of the greater tubercle of the humerus; the medial and lateral condyles of the humerus and the olecranon at the elbow; and the accessory carpal, revealing the level of the proximal row of carpal bones (see Figure 32-1). Soft tissue structures that may be identified include the cephalic vein on the cranial aspect of the arm (not always visible but possibly available for puncture) and the skin glands at the caudomedial aspect of the carpus (Figure 36-3).