Assignment 23 Equine

Question 1

What cavity is the bladder located in?

Answer 1

Pelvic or abdominal

Question 2

What supports the bladder?

Answer 2

Double layers of peritoneum

lateral ligament & median ligament (urachus)

Question 3

What makes up the lateral ligament?

Answer 3

umbilical artery to round ligament

Question 4

What is patent urachus?

Answer 4

Conduit through which fluid waste is conducted from fetus to allantoic space

Question 5

Disease of patent urachus results in what?

Answer 5

urine dribbling from umbilical stump

Question 6

What is prescribed for disease of patent urachus?

Answer 6

tpical application of silver nitrate-tipped swab

Question 7

In what species is the coxal tuber palpable/visible?

Answer 7

palpable in the dog

visible point of hip in horses and cowa

Question 8

How many eminences doe the sacral tuber have in the dog, cow, and horse?

Answer 8

dog- two
cow- two
horses- one

Question 9

What is the thickness and convexity of the iliac crest in the dog, cow, and horse?

Answer 9

dog- convex and thin
cow- concave and thin
horse- concave and thin

Question 10

Describe the thickening of the ishial tuber in the dog, cow, and horse.

Answer 10

Dog- liner thickening
cow- triangular thickening
horse- linear thickening

Question 11

How does the floor of the pelvis of a mare differ from a stallion?

Answer 11

Mare has dorsal concavity, stallion has a slight ridge/

Question 12

How does the vertical diameter of the pelvis of a mare differ from a stallion?

Answer 12

Mare: Opp S3-4
Stallion: S2

Question 13

How does the pelvic inlet of a mare differ from a stallion?

Answer 13

Mare: wide and round
Stallion: small and cramped

Question 14

What are the boundaries of the pelvic inlet?

Answer 14

base of the sacrum dorsally

right and left arcuate lines laterally

pecten pubic ventrally

Question 15

What is the truncated cone?

Answer 15

Pelvic inlet and outlet

Question 16

What are the boundaries of the pelvic outlet?

Answer 16

ischial arch

R and L ischatic tuberosities

Caudal edge of R and L sacrosciatic ligaments

Question 17

What is the length of the pelvic outlet in terms of vertebrae?

Answer 17

3rd to 5th caudal vertebrae

Question 18

Which is larger? The pelvic inlet or outlet?

Answer 18

pelvic inlet

Question 19

What are the peritoneal pouches ?

Answer 19

Reflections of peritoneum in the pelvic cavity

Question 20

Which pouch is located on either side of the rectum?

Answer 20

pararectal fosaa

Question 21

Which pouch is located between the rectum and the genital tract?

Answer 21

Rectogenital pouch

Question 22

Which pouch is located between the urinary bladder and the genital tract?

Answer 22

vesicogenital pouch

Question 23

Which pouch is located between the pubis and the urinary bladder?

Answer 23

pubovesical pouch

Question 24

What is the perineum?

Answer 24

The body wall that closes the pelvic cavity caudally (pelvic outlet)

Question 25

What does the perineum surround?

Answer 25

anal and urogenital canals

Question 26

The perineum has two boundaries: superficial and deep. True or false?

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Where are the superficial boundaries of the perineum located?

Answer 27

on the surface of the animal

Question 28

What are the dorsal, lateral, and ventral boundaries of the superficial perineum?

Answer 28

dorsal: base of the tail (coccygeus and levator m.) lateral: semimembranous m. ventral: scrotum or udder

Question 29

What are the dorsal, lateral, and ventral boundaries of the deep perineum?

Answer 29

dorsal: sacrum and first few caudal vertebrae lateral: sacrosciatic ligament ventral: floor of the bony pelvis

Question 30

What is the perineal body?

Answer 30

deep portion of perineum; muscular and fascial layers forming a midline mass between anal and urogential canals

Question 31

Where is the perineal body located in males and females?

Answer 31

males: between anus and origin of the body of the penis females: between anus and dorsal commissure of vulva

Question 32

What is the common cavity?

Answer 32

Created during foaling as a result of the laceration of the perineal body

Question 33

How are perineal lacerations elevaluated?

Answer 33

3 grades

Question 34

Why would a common cavity require surgical repair?

Answer 34

Due to fecal contamination of the genital tract

Question 35

What is the perineal region?

Answer 35

the superficial projection of perineum on the skin; it is ONLY SKIN DEEP

Question 36

Describe the location of the perineal region?

Answer 36

Extends from root of tail between the semimembranosus muscles, ventrally to the base of the udder or scrotum