Anatomy

Question 1

What bones function as levers and aid in support of weight and locomotion?

Answer 1

Long bones

Question 2

What do short bones do?

Answer 2

Absorb shock and concussion

Question 3

What do flat bones do?

Answer 3

Enclose and protect the cavities of internal organs

Question 4

What bones make up the vertebral column and protect the nervous system?

Answer 4

Irregular

Question 5

True/false: 65% of the horses body weight is on its front legs

Answer 5

False; 60%

Question 6

What is the 3rd metacarpal

Answer 6

The front cannon bone

Question 7

What is the back cannon bone called

Answer 7

3rd metatarsal

Question 8

Where does the skin meet the keratin of the hoof?

Answer 8

Coronet band

Question 9

How many bones do horses have?

Answer 9

205

Question 10

How many bones make up the skull?

Answer 10

34

Question 11

What is C1 alternatively called

Answer 11

Atlas

Question 12

What is the axis?

Answer 12

C2

Question 13

Which cervical bones are responsible for yes and no motions?

Answer 13

The atlas is responsible for side to side and axis up and down

Question 14

Which part of the vertebral column is most flexible?

Answer 14

Cervical

Question 15

Which section of the vertebral column has 7 bones?

Answer 15

Cervical

Question 16

What is different about the thoracic column?

Answer 16

They have spinous processes that go outward and support and form the withers

Question 17

How many bones are in the thoracic column?

Answer 17

18

Question 18

Which part of the spinal column has the most power?

Answer 18

Lumbar

Question 19

What is different about the sacral column?

Answer 19

The bones are fused together

Question 20

What bone do humans have that horses don’t?

Answer 20

Collar bone

Question 21

T/F: the radius is the true bone between it and the ulna

Answer 21

True

Question 22

How many bones make up the carpal joints?

Answer 22

8

Question 23

How many bones are in the pelvic limb?

Answer 23

40

Question 24

T/f: The parotid gland is the largest gland and is closest to the ear

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is the inflammation of the distal sesamoid?

Answer 25

Navicular disease

Question 26

What is form to function?

Answer 26

How well is a horse built for what you want it to do

Question 27

Which digital flexor is most prone to injury?

Answer 27

Superficial digital flexor