Equine Pelvis/Repro Flashcards
Slope of the pelvis is an imaginary line connecting what two structures?
Coxal tuber and ischial tuber
What broad connective tissue structure is found btwn the sacrum and body of the ilium?
Sacrosciatic ligament
What structures pass through the greater sciatic foramen?
lumbosacral trunk and cranial gluteal v/a/n
Boundaries for pelvic inlet? Outlet? (dorsal, ventral, lateral)
Inlet– D: promontory, V: pectins, L: body of ilium
Outlet–D:sacrum/cd vertebrae, V: ischial arch, L: sacrosciatic ligament
What nerves does the lumbosacral trunk give off?
sciatic, caudal cutaneous femoral, and caudal gluteal
What makes up the lactiferous sinus?
Gland sinus and teat sinus
What type of penis do stallions have?
musculocavernous
Main three arteries that supply penis? Which arteries do they give rise to?
1) Internal pudendal–artery of bulb
2) obturator–deep artery of the penis
3) external pudendal–cranial artery of penis
Ligament that attaches tail of epididymis to testes? Tail of epididymis to parietal vaginal tunic?
1) proper lig of the testis
2) lig of the tail of the epididymis
What causes hunter’s bump?
sacrosciatic joint luxation
The trochanteric bursa is under what muscle tendon and on what bony eminence? What disease is associated with this?
Under accessory gluteal tendon on greater trochanter of femur… Whorlbone disease
Fibromuscular tissue between anus and vestibule?
Perineal body
Where should the vulva be relative to ischial arch?
Ventral
Source of Ovarian artery? Uterine artery? Vaginal?
Ovarian–aorta
Uterine–Ext. ililiac
Vaginal–Int. Pudendal
Blood supply and innervation to udder?
Ext. pudendal and genitofemoral nerve