HINDLIMB

Question 1

What is the main joint in the hock

Answer 1

Talocural joint

Question 2

What bones are involved in the talocural joint?

Answer 2

Talus (a tarsal bone) joins with the tibia

Question 3

What are the three main hip bones called

Answer 3

Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

Question 4

What is the acetabulum?

Answer 4

The acetabulum is a large socket on the lateral face of the hip bone that articulates with the head of the femur to form the hip joint.

Question 5

What is the Obturator foramen

Answer 5

large opening created by the ischium and pubis bones of the pelvis through which obturator nerve and blood vessels pass

Question 6

What is the pelvic symphysis

Answer 6

Middle part between two coxal bones on the median line of the pelvic floor
(Only seen on ventral view)

Question 7

Where is the greater trochanter of the femur?

Answer 7

Lateral side of proximal part of femur

Question 8

Where is the lesser trochanter of the femur?

Answer 8

On medial side of proximal part of the femur

Question 9

What is the trochanteric fossa?

Answer 9

The trochanteric fossa is a caudal deep notch between the root of the greater trochanter and the head of femur, in which the deep muscles of the hip insert.

Question 10

What is the trochlea?

Answer 10

Cranial part of distal femur
Articulates with patella to form femoral patella joint

Question 11

Which trochlear ridge is bigger- lateral or medial?

Answer 11

Medial ridge

Question 12

How does the femoropatella joint work?

Answer 12

two cartilage covered ridges (trochlear ridges) with a groove in the middle (trochlear groove) and the underside of the patella (kneecap)

Question 13

What are the medial and lateral condyles?

Answer 13

The medial and lateral condyles form the proximal part of the body of femur, and articulate with the proximal part of tibia to form the femorotibial joint.

Question 14

Where is the supracondular fossa’s and its function

Answer 14

Above the condyles on the distal part of the femur

For attachment of superficial digital flexor muscle

Question 15

What is the fabella

Answer 15

Sesamoid bones in femeropatella joint

Question 16

Where is the medial malleolus

Answer 16

Distal end of tibia

Question 17

Where is lateral malleolus

Answer 17

Distal end of fibula

Question 18

Where is the Popliteal sesamoid bone

Answer 18

In fibrotibial joint

Question 19

What muscles flex the hip and where is it located?

Answer 19

Quadriceps femoris
Front part of femur

Question 20

What muscles extend the hip and where is it?

Answer 20

Semitendinous
Semimembraneous
Back of femur

Question 21

What muscles extend the stifle and where is it located?

Answer 21

Quadriceps femoris
Cranial part of thigh

Question 22

What muscles flex the stifle and where is it located?

Answer 22

Popilteus
Lateral epicondyle of femur to caudal part of tibia

Question 23

What three muscles make up the hamstring group and where are they

Answer 23

Caudal part of femur
Biceps femoris
Semi tendinosus
Semi membraneous

Question 24

What does the hamstring group do?

Answer 24

Flexes stifle
Extends hip

Question 25

What muscles are in the gluteal muscle and what are their general functions

Answer 25

Hip extension and limb abduction Superficial gluteal Middle gluteal Deep gluteal Tensor fasciae late

Question 26

What muscles make up the medial group of hip muscles and what do they do

Answer 26

Hind limb abduction Gracilis Pectinus Adductor

Question 27

What do the deep group of hip muscles do and where are they?

Answer 27

Lateral rotation of the limb Internal obturator Gemelli Quadratic femoris From ischium to trochanter fossa

Question 28

What are the cranial lateral muscles of the hock and digits and what do they do

Answer 28

Flexion of hock/ extension of digits Cranial tibial Long digital extensor Lateral digital extensor

Question 29

What ar3 the caudal group of hock and digital muscles and what do they do

Answer 29

Gastrocnemius Superficial digital flexor Deep digital flexor Extension of hock and flexion of digits

Question 30

What are the main ligaments of the stifle joint?

Answer 30

Cranial cruciate ligament Caudal cruciate ligament Medial/ lateral collateral ligament

Question 31

What are the main ligaments of the hip joint

Answer 31

Ligament of femoral head Capsular ligament of hip joint

Question 32

What are the main ligaments in the tarsal joint?

Answer 32

Medial collateral ligament of the tarsal joint Lateral collateral ligament of the tarsal joint

Question 33

What ,uncles does the femoral nerve supply?

Answer 33

Ilioposas Sartorius

Question 34

What muscle group does the gluteal nerve supply

Answer 34

Medial hip muscles

Question 35

What muscle group does the gluteal nerve supply

Answer 35

Gluteal muscles

Question 36

What muscles does the sciatic nerve supply?

Answer 36

Semimembraneous Semitendoneous Biceps femorus

Question 37

What group of muscles does the tibial nerve supply?

Answer 37

Caudal group of hock and digit muscles Gastroneumus Superficial digital flexor Deep digital flexor

Question 38

What group of muscles does the fibular nerve supply

Answer 38

Cranial lateral group of hock and digit muscles Long digital extensor Lateral digital extensor Cranial tibial

Question 39

What blood vessel is used for IV access

Answer 39

Saphenous

Question 40

What blood vessel is used to measure pulse

Answer 40

Femoral artery

Question 41

What part of skin sensation does saphenous nerve supply to

Answer 41

Medial aspect of hindlimb

Question 42

What part of skin does caudal cutaneous femoral nerve supply sensation to?

Answer 42

Caudal side of thigh

Question 43

What part of skin does the lateral cutaneous sural nerve supply sensation to?

Answer 43

Sensory to skin over lateral leg region

Question 44

What part of skin does the superficial peroneal nerve supply to?

Answer 44

Skin over dorsal aspect of leg and foot

Question 45

What part of skin does deep peroneal nerve supply sensation to?

Answer 45

foot

Question 46

What does the caudal cutaneous surplus nerve supply to?

Answer 46

Caudal skin of leg and hock