Equine Assignment 28

Question 1

What is responsible for making synovial fluid?

Answer 1

synovial membrane

Question 2

What is a diarthrodial joint?

Answer 2

More than one joint pouch per synovial joint

Question 3

What is the fibrous joint capsule?

Answer 3

the heavier fibrous tissue that protects the synovial membrane and surrounds the joint

Question 4

What is the extra ligament of the equine hip and where does it run? What is its purpose?

Answer 4

accessory ligament of the hip

runs from prepubic tendon to the head of the femur

to hold the head of the femur in the acetabulum

Question 5

What are the caudal mucles of the crus?

Answer 5

poplliteus, SDF, gastroc, DDF

Question 6

What ligament anchors the calcaneon tendon?

Answer 6

plantar ligament

Question 7

What ligament is responsible for the “snap” function of the tarsus?

Answer 7

medial collateral

Question 8

What ligaments are important joint stabilizers when the leg is in flight? (tarsus)

Answer 8

collateral ligaments

Question 9

Where do the medial and lateral extensor tendons of the suspensory ligament attach?

Answer 9

to the extensor tendon

Question 10

Which vessels and nerves are named “metatarsal + space number”?

Answer 10

DEEP vessels and nerves of the metatarsus

Question 11

Which vessels and nerves are named “common digital +space number”?

Answer 11

SUPERFICIAL vessels and nerves of the metatarsus

Question 12

Medial plantar is equivalent of what in the dog?

Answer 12

plantar common digital II

Question 13

Lateral plantar is equivalent of what in the dog?

Answer 13

plantar common digital III

Question 14

What does the internal iliac artery divide into?

Answer 14

caudal gluteal and internal pudendal arteries

Question 15

Where does the cranial gluteal artery orginate?

Answer 15

caudal gluteal artery

Question 16

Where does the obturaor artery orginate?

Answer 16

cranial gluteal artery

Question 17

The major pathway to the distal limb begins with the ______ artery and terminates with the _______ artery.

Answer 17

external iliac; digital

Question 18

What is the route of arterial blood supply to the distal limb?

Answer 18

external iliac-femoral-popliteal-cranial tibial-dorsal pedal- dorsal metatarsal III- digital arteries

Question 19

What is the largest artery is the tarsus?

Answer 19

dorsal metatarsal artery III

Question 20

What artery can be used to take a pulse in the metatarsus?

Answer 20

dorsal metatarsal (also used to measure blood pressure)

Question 21

Where does the dorsal metatarsal III artery bifurcate?

Answer 21

It crosses deep to splint bone to become plantar and then bifurcates into digital arteries.

Question 22

What are the divisions of the sciatic nerve?

Answer 22

common peroneal and tibial

Question 23

What are the divisions of the common peroneal nerve?

Answer 23

superficial and deep branches

Question 24

What are the branches of the tibial nerve?

Answer 24

medial and lateral plantar nerves

Question 25

Forelimbs do not have dorsal nerves. True or false?

Answer 25

True