Exam 4 Week 14 pelvic limb

Question 1

all power in locomotion comes from

Answer 1

pelvic limb

Question 2

pelvic limb bears how much of weight

Answer 2

0-45%

Question 3

hock is the

Answer 3

tarsus

Question 4

cannon bone is the

Answer 4

metatarsal bone

Question 5

fetlock is the

Answer 5

metatarsophalangeal joints

Question 6

hook

Answer 6

tuber coxae

Question 7

tail head

Answer 7

ischiatic tuberosity

Question 8

why is there not a third trochanter in the ox

Answer 8

superficial gluteal m fuses with biceps femoris m. in ruminants and forms a muscle called glutealbiceps

Question 9

in equine, deep part of middle gluteal passes over

Answer 9

cranial part of greater ischium

Question 10

trochanteric bursa

Answer 10

located between cranial part of greater trochanter and tendon of insertion of accessory gluteal m.

Question 11

lateral malleolus is formed by

Answer 11

distal end of fibula

Question 12

sacroiliac joints in the horse

Answer 12

very stable

firbous and synovial joint

Question 13

joints of stifle

Answer 13

femoropatellar joint

medial and lateral femorotibial joints

Question 14

what is the most common site of lameness in horses

Answer 14

tarsus

Question 15

common outer fibrous joint capsule of tarsal joint with synovial membrane attached around

Answer 15

articular margins of each component joint

Question 16

what joint in the tarsus has a a majority of movement

Answer 16

tarsocrural joint

Question 17

mvoement of proximal intertarsal joint

Answer 17

little to none

Question 18

proximal intertarsal joint includes

Answer 18

talocalcaneocentral and calcaneoquartal joints

Question 19

distal intertarsal joint movement

Answer 19

little to none

Question 20

what tarsal joints communicate freely

Answer 20

tarsocrural joint and proximal intertarsal joint