Muscles

Question 1

Fascia is

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80% water

Question 2

Suspensory ligament is

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Atypical and functions more like a tendon

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Most common cause of tendon injury

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Repetitive strain

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Concentric muscle

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Muscles shortening

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Horse needs concentric muscle to

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Propell, accelerate etc

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A high percentage of fast twitch muscles are

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found in the hindquarters

Question 7

Spinal extensor chain key for

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Power , expression, being off the forehand

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To fat score

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We divide the horse into 3

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Type 1 Muscle

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Slow Twitch

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Type 2 Muscle

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Fast twitch

Question 11

University of Liverpool claimed horses are not immuned from

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DOMS

Question 12

Trapzius Muscle orginates at the

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Nuchal Ligament (C2) and inserts into the wither at T3

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Trapeziu Cervicis

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Over the neck

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Trapezuis Thoracis

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Over the wither

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Multifidus, Longissimus Dorsi and gluteals

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Support the back and raise the forehand in collection

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Superficial gluteal and bicep femoris

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Maintain the lateral stability behind (collection/lateral work)

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Rhomboid, splenius and semispinalis capitis

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Maintain elevation of the head and neck

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Thoracic sling

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Support thorax and lifts it up between the forelimbs

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Isometric muscles

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Hold positions

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Deep muscles and those close to joints are

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postural muscles for supporting and stabilising muscles

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Electronic signals are sent from the brain along the

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neural pathways to instruct the muscles

Question 22

Extensor Chain

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make up the top line

Question 23

The Splenius Muscle originates from the

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Starts at spinous processes of the withers and Nuchal Ligament

Inserts onto the poll and the first four cervical vertebrae.

This muscles works to extend and elevate the neck.

Question 24

The Longissimus Dorsi, part of the erector spinae group of muscles, is a long, strong muscle that runs along the top of the

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thoracic and lumbar spine to the pelvis attaching to each vertebrae
Supports and extends the spine and contributes to lateral flexion.

Question 25

The Gluteal Muscle Group, consists of the

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superficial, medial and deep gluteal muscles

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The Medial Gluteal or Glutimus Maximus is the

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largest and most powerful gymnastic muscle of the hind quarter primarily involved in creating extension of the hip joint during propulsion.

Question 27

The Hamstring Muscle Group consists of the

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Biceps Femoris, Semi-tendinosus and Semi-membranosus muscles.

Question 28

Hamstring Muscle group (Biceps Femoris , Semi-tendinosus and Semi-membranosus) are

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powerful gymnastic muscles Create extension of the hip and stifle during propulsion.

Question 29

Flexor Chain

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Make up the bottom line and lie underneath the spine, in front of the hop and include tha abdominal muscles

Question 30

Walking over poles increases muscle activity in the

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Rectus abdominus muscles and the longissimus dorsi muscles.

Question 31

The thoracolumbosacralmusculature is a good indicator of how the horse has beenmoving its body as a whole (Fig 5). Change in shapereflecting muscle atrophy usually signifies an underlyingmusculoskeletal problem. Saddle slip persistently to one sidemay

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reflect hind limb lamness

Question 32

If this horse had been working correctly‘through the back’the

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expaxial muscles will be developed

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sacroiliac joint region pain

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Thoracolumbosacral muscles/Gluteal /promeniance tubera sacrale

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A tendency for hyperextension of themetacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints atrest or in motion (Fig 3a) potentially places excessive load onthe

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suspensory apparatus

Question 35

An association between straighthindlimb conformation (Figs 6and7b) and

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and proximalsuspensory desmopathy has been noted (Dyson 1994),although to date a causal relationship has not beenestablished

Question 36

A horse in which thetubera sacraleare higherthan the wither has a natural tendency to be on the

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forehand

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The epaxial muscles should be welldeveloped. With any lameness, the horse may adapt bystiffening the

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back

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Failure to‘movethrough the back’, ill-fitting saddles and thoracolumbosacralpain and sacroiliac joint region pain can result in

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epaxialmuscle atrophy and poor abdominal muscle tone.

Question 39

Common cardiac problems that hinder equine performance, particularly in athlete horses, include

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murmurs (abnormal blood flow) and arrhythmias (abnormal cardiac rhythms).

Question 40

Murmurs are the result of abnormal blood flow as a

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result of leakage through the valves of the heart or a turbulent blood flow in major blood vessels.

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For example, between 30 and 40% of fit thoroughbreds may have

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Heart murmous

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Atrial fibrillation is the

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most common type of arrhythmia in horses

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Heart Diganostics techniques

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History, Physical Exam, Stethoscope, Ultrasound, ECG, Lab Tests

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an increase in toe length, decreased the

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hoof and palmar angle, increasing the moment force significantly around the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ).

Question 45

Van Heel et al showed that a slight lateral heel first landing (Fig.2) was most

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common/normal

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Crooked tail carriage is more common in lame horses than

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non lame horses however no correlations between sides.