Horse practical Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is the tubercle
its lump bumpy bit of the facial crest
Where is the supraspinous ligment located?
the supraspinous ligament is locaed at the tips of the vertebrae it goes from T 1 down the sacrum
Where is the viborg triangle and what is its importance?
Blue- facial vein
yellow- sternocepalicus tendon
brown- cadual edge of the mandible
you can access the gluttural pouch via surgery going through the triangle

Where is the heart located on this horse


State the locations of the following things
Pulmorary orifce (L);
Aortic orfice (L);
Atrioventricular orifice (mitrale) (L);
Atrioventricular orifice (tricuspide) (R);
Pulmorary orifce (opening) (L); 2-3 ICS b/w shoulder joint and elbow joint
Aortic orfice (L); 3ICS @ shoulder joint level
Atrioventricular orifice (mitrale) (L); 4-5 ICS under the shoulder joint level
Atrioventricular orifice (tricuspide) (R); under shoulder joint level
Where are the lungs located in this photo


Explain the epiploic foramen
epiploic foramen
is a hole where the intestine can go through and this will cause a herna
its located where is the liver is and its next to the vena cava
Where is the paralumbar fossa on this horse

Paralumbar fossa;
brown is the last rib
to the tuber coxae

How moveable is the jejnum
the jejnum is very mobile and can swing 45cms in each direction
wha cavity is the descending colon present in?
pelvic cavity
which side of the ascending colon is more movable and why
left side is attach to each other (ventral is attached to the dorsal)
the left side is smaller and therefore its moveable
Explain the floor of the pelvis
the floor of the pelvis its from the ischiatic tuberosity to the greater trochanter which is on the top of the femur
Where does the lacterus fibrosis originate and insert
Lacterus fibrosis
goes from the biceps brachi to the extensor carpi radialis