Anatomy - Body Wall Flashcards
Vertebral formula for carnivores
C7 T13 L7 S3 Cd20
Vertebral formula for EQ
C7 T18 L6 S5 Cd15-21
Vertebral formula for cattle
C7 T13 L6 S5 CD18-20
Vertebral formula for sheep & goats
C7 T13 L6(7) S4 CD16-18
Vertebral foramina create what structure
Vertebral canal for the spinal cord
Purpose of intervertebral foramen
Exit/entrance points for spinal nerves to reach spinal cord/muscles
Difference between lateral vertebral foramina and intervertebral foramen
Intervertebral are created by spaces in between vertebra while lateral foramen are foramen located laterally on the vertebra
Muscle layers at withers
Trapezius
Rhomboideus
Dorsi scapular ligament (EQ only)
DSP are longest where
withers, T2-5
What number and species do the lumbar vertebra articulate
L5 & L6 Transverse processes articulate together, L6 TP articulate w the wings of sacrum
Boundaries of the paralumbar fossa
Dorsally - transverse process of L2-L5
Cranially - last rib
Caudoventrally - muscular ridge of internal abdominal oblique
Nuchal ligament
Funicular - dogs only, T1-C2
Lamellar sheet - absent in dogs
Present in sheep & ox - cranial part is paired, caudal part is unpaired
Bursae of nuchal ligament in horse
Between DSP & funicular part
Cranial nuchal bursa - dorsal to C1
Caudal nuchal bursa - dorsal to C2
Supraspinous bursa
Can get inflamed
Runs laterally = no friction
Nuchal lig in ruminants
Cranial part of the lamellar NL is paired, caudal = unpaired
No bursae
Fistulous withers
Signs of brucella, bulge of neck, inflammation of CNSL bursa =
Poll evil
Inflammation of cranial nuchal (Supra-atlantal) & caudal nuchal bursae
Common place of herniation in IVD
Protrusion/prolapse would occur laterally (place of least resistance)
What vertebra dont have an IVD
Between atlas and axis
IVDD
Can result in nucleus purposes herniated into spinal cord and ruptured annulus fibrosis
Herniation will impinge on spinal cord & can lead to spinal necrosis