lecture 6

Question 1

the caudal auricular artery is a direct branch of which artery?

Answer 1

external carotid

Question 2

where is the nasomaxillary opening?

Answer 2

the middle meatus

Question 3

where do you want to the nasogastric tube to follow?

Answer 3

on the ventral meatus

Question 4

where is the opening of the guttural pouch?

Answer 4

the pharynx

Question 5

what papillae are relatively larger in the horse than in dogs?

Answer 5

foliate papillae

Question 6

what are the main tonsils?

Answer 6

palatine and lingual

Question 7

what are the air-filled diverticula from the auditory tubes?

Answer 7

guttural pouches

Question 8

the auditory tube connects what 2 spaces?

Answer 8

nasopharyx and middle ear

Question 9

what is the function of the guttural pouch?

Answer 9

regulate temperature of blood going to the brain

Question 10

what is tympany?

Answer 10

when air continually builds up in the guttural pouch and cannot escape

Question 11

is the guttural pouch normally palpable?

Answer 11

no

Question 12

what is the term for the guttural pouches filling with exudate?

Answer 12

empyema

Question 13

what are chondroids?

Answer 13

stone-like foreign bodies

Question 14

what is a fungal infection of the guttural pouches?

Answer 14

mycosis

Question 15

what is the name of the surgical access point to the guttural pouch?

Answer 15

Viborg’s Triangle

Question 16

the auditory tube/guttural pouch opening only provides good drainage when the head is in what position?

Answer 16

lowered (grazing-position)

Question 17

do the medial and lateral compartments of the guttural pouch communicate?

Answer 17

yes