bone stuff

Question 1

the proximal tier of the hock and tarsus contains the …

Answer 1

talus/astragalus and calcaneus

Question 2

The middle tier of the hock and tarsus contains the …

Answer 2

central tarsal bone

Question 3

the distal tier of the hock and tarsus contains …

Answer 3

tarsals 1-4

Question 4

what tarsals are fused in the horse and bovine

Answer 4

horse: 1+2 fused
bovine: 2+3, central + 4th fuse

Question 5

the trochlea of the talus/astragalus articulates w/ ?

Answer 5

the tibia and fibula

Question 6

the head of the talus articulates w/ ?

Answer 6

the central tarsal

Question 7

the head of the calcaneus articulates w/?

Answer 7

the 4th tarsal

Question 8

what attaches to the tuber calcanei of the calcaneus

Answer 8

calcaneal tendon

Question 9

in most mammals, the talus head only articulates with the ?

Answer 9

central bone

Question 10

in artiodactyls, the talus head is expanded to form a “double pulley talus” where the talus articulates with the ?

Answer 10

central bone and fourth tarsal