Comparative Muscoskeletal system

Question 1

What is the vertebral forumla for Cow?

Answer 1

C7 T13 L6 S5 Cd18-20

Question 2

What is the vertebral forumla for Sheep?

Answer 2

C7 T13 L6-7 S4 Cd16-18

Question 3

What is the vertebral forumla for Pigs?

Answer 3

C7 T14-15 L6-7 S4 Cd20-23

Question 4

What is the vertebral forumla for Horse?

Answer 4

C7 T18 L6 S5 Cd 15-20

Question 5

What 3 species do not have a clavicle?

Answer 5

1. Cows
2. Sheep
3. Pigs

Question 6

Name the main 4 anatomical + physiological adaptations that has aided the horse with its successful ability to flee predators

Answer 6

1. Large space for lung expansion
2. Large space for heart contraction
3. Horses legs have adapted to reduce to single-toes for greater balance
4. Concentrated muscle mass at the top of the limbs, for the horse to cover ground at high speed + quickly

Question 7

What structure prevents over-extension of the fetlock joint in Horses?

Answer 7

Suspensory ligament

Question 8

What tendon’s function is to extend the pastern joint + the toe, in Horses?

Answer 8

Common Digital Extensor Tendon

Question 9

How many cervical vertebrae are there in the Cow?

Answer 9

7

Question 10

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in the Cow?

Answer 10

13

Question 11

How many lumbar vertebrae are there in the Cow?

Answer 11

6

Question 12

How many sacral vertebrae are there in the Cow?

Answer 12

5

Question 13

How many coccygeal vertebrae are there in the Cow?

Answer 13

18 - 20

Question 14

How many cervical vertebrae are there in the Sheep?

Answer 14

7

Question 15

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in the Sheep?

Answer 15

13

Question 16

How many lumbar vertebrae are there in the Sheep?

Answer 16

6 - 7

Question 17

How many sacral vertebrae are there in the Sheep?

Answer 17

4

Question 18

How many coccygeal vertebrae are there in the Sheep?

Answer 18

16 - 18

Question 19

How many cervical vertebrae are there in the Horse?

Answer 19

7

Question 20

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in the Horse?

Answer 20

18

Question 21

How many lumbar vertebrae are there in the Horse?

Answer 21

6

Question 22

How many sacral vertebrae are there in the Horse?

Answer 22

5

Question 23

How many coccygeal vertebrae are there in the Horse?

Answer 23

15 - 20

Question 24

How many cervical vertebrae are there in the Pig?

Answer 24

7

Question 25

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in the Pig?

Answer 25

14 - 15

Question 26

How many lumbar vertebrae are there in the Pig?

Answer 26

6 - 7

Question 27

How many sacral vertebrae are there in the Pig?

Answer 27

4

Question 28

How many coccygeal vertebrae are there in the Pig?

Answer 28

20 - 23

Question 29

Which of the following animals have 6 -7 lumbar vertebrae? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 29

B. Sheep + D. Pig

Question 30

Which of the following animals have 6 lumbar vertebrae? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 30

A. Cow + C. Horse

Question 31

Which of the following animals have 5 sacral vertebrae? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 31

A. Cow + C. Horse

Question 32

Which of the following animals have 4 sacral vertebrae? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 32

B. Sheep + D. Pig

Question 33

Which of the following animals have 13 thoracic vertebrae? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 33

A. Cow + B. Sheep

Question 34

Which of the following animals have 1 externally evident digit? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 34

C. Horse

Question 35

Which of the following animals have 2 externally evident digit? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 35

A. Cow + B. Sheep + D. Pig

Question 36

Which of the following animals have dewclaws? A. Cow B. Sheep C. Horse D. Pig

Answer 36

A. Cow + B. Sheep + D. Pig