Equine Pelvis/Repro

Question 1

Slope of the pelvis is an imaginary line connecting what two structures?

Answer 1

Coxal tuber and ischial tuber

Question 2

What broad connective tissue structure is found btwn the sacrum and body of the ilium?

Answer 2

Sacrosciatic ligament

Question 3

What structures pass through the greater sciatic foramen?

Answer 3

lumbosacral trunk and cranial gluteal v/a/n

Question 4

Boundaries for pelvic inlet? Outlet? (dorsal, ventral, lateral)

Answer 4

Inlet– D: promontory, V: pectins, L: body of ilium

Outlet–D:sacrum/cd vertebrae, V: ischial arch, L: sacrosciatic ligament

Question 5

What nerves does the lumbosacral trunk give off?

Answer 5

sciatic, caudal cutaneous femoral, and caudal gluteal

Question 6

What makes up the lactiferous sinus?

Answer 6

Gland sinus and teat sinus

Question 7

What type of penis do stallions have?

Answer 7

musculocavernous

Question 8

Main three arteries that supply penis? Which arteries do they give rise to?

Answer 8

1) Internal pudendal–artery of bulb
2) obturator–deep artery of the penis
3) external pudendal–cranial artery of penis

Question 9

Ligament that attaches tail of epididymis to testes? Tail of epididymis to parietal vaginal tunic?

Answer 9

1) proper lig of the testis

2) lig of the tail of the epididymis

Question 10

What causes hunter’s bump?

Answer 10

sacrosciatic joint luxation

Question 11

The trochanteric bursa is under what muscle tendon and on what bony eminence? What disease is associated with this?

Answer 11

Under accessory gluteal tendon on greater trochanter of femur… Whorlbone disease

Question 12

Fibromuscular tissue between anus and vestibule?

Answer 12

Perineal body

Question 13

Where should the vulva be relative to ischial arch?

Answer 13

Ventral

Question 14

Source of Ovarian artery? Uterine artery? Vaginal?

Answer 14

Ovarian–aorta
Uterine–Ext. ililiac
Vaginal–Int. Pudendal

Question 15

Blood supply and innervation to udder?

Answer 15

Ext. pudendal and genitofemoral nerve

Question 16

Major l.n. that drains udder?

Answer 16

superficial inguinal

Question 17

Boundaries for deep inguinal ring

Answer 17

Cr: cd border of IAO
Cd: inguinal ligament
Medial: prepubic tendon

Question 18

What two openings are separated by inguinal ligament?

Answer 18

vascular lacuna from depe inguinal ring

Question 19

Which 2 muscles attach on free part of penis?

Answer 19

bulbospongiosus and retractor penis

Question 20

What ligament is cut in open castration?

Answer 20

Ligament of tail of epididymis

Question 21

Amupulla and vesicular glands utilize what to transport their products?

Answer 21

Ejactulatory duct

Question 22

What tendon(s) originate from extensor fossa?

Answer 22

Combined tendon of peronius tertius and long digital extensor

Question 23

Disease: inflammation of tarsal sheath?

Answer 23

Thoroughpin

Question 24

Cutting of this tendon can help relieve stringhalt?

Answer 24

Lateral digital extensor

Question 25

What forms loop of locked patella?

Answer 25

Medial paterllar lig, middle patellar lig, patella, patellar fibrocartilage

Question 26

How does the prepubic tendon contribute to stability of coxofemoral joint?

Answer 26

Gives off accessory lig of head of femur

Question 27

Structure associated with: 1) Throughpin 2) Whorlbone disease 3) Curb 4) Bog Spavin 5) blood spavin

Answer 27

1) Tarsal Sheath 2) trochanteric bursa of access. gluteal 3) Long plantar ligament 4) Tarsocrural joint capsule (usually mediodorsal pouch) 5) cr. branch of medial saphenous

Question 28

How many injections needed to cover Stifle joint? Name joint capsules present.

Answer 28

3 injections needed 1) Femoropetllar 2) medial femorotibial 3) lateral femorotibial

Question 29

How many injections for hock? Name joints (crain-->caudal)

Answer 29

1) tibiotarsal 2) proximal intertarsal 3) distal intertarsal 4) tarsometatarsal 1 & 2 communicate--3 injections

Question 30

Main blood supply to hind foot? Forefoot?

Answer 30

Hind: dorsal metatarsal Fore: medial palmar

Question 31

Btwn what two muscles can you block peroneal nerve?

Answer 31

long and lateral digital extensors

Question 32

What nerves does the PD block cover?

Answer 32

med and lat plantar/palmar digital nerves

Question 33

Which joints communicate in carpus?

Answer 33

middle carpal and carpometacarpal

Question 34

Through which structure can you enter the peritoneal cavity to perform a spay on a mare?

Answer 34

Dorsal vaginal fornix

Question 35

Sight of smegma build up in stallions?

Answer 35

urethral sinus

Question 36

Location of infection with CEM in mares?

Answer 36

Clitoral sinuses