Final Exam Flashcards
Which genetic condition is due to cartilage maldevelopment, causing the arrested growth of long bones and resulting in disproportionate dwarves?
Chondrodystrophy
Which law states that normal bone remodels in response to stress place upon it?
Wolff’s Law
_____ are semimovable joints and ___ are immovable joints.
Amphiarthroses, Synarthroses
Which of the following are considered diarthroses joints, freely moveable?
a. Synostosis
b. Syndesmosis
c. Synovial joints
d. Synchondrosis
c. Synovial joints
True/False. Fibrous joint is a strong fibrous connective tissue between articulating bones that are freely moveable.
False. They have little to no movement
What are the three different fibrous joint types?
- Suture
- Gomphosis
- Syndesmosis
Which of the following is an example of gomphosis?
a. Tooth in an alveolus united by periodontal ligament
b. Seams of the bones of the skull
c. Bones joined by interosseous ligaments
d. All the above
a. Tooth in an alveolus united by periodontal ligament
True/ False. Synchondrosis and Symphysis are considered cartilaginous joint types with a connecting medium of hyaline or fibrocartilage.
True
What are examples of hinge joints?
Humeroradioulnar joint
Metacarpophalangeal joint
True/False. Extension decreases angle between bones and Flexion increases angle between bones.
False. Flexion decreases the angle between bones and Extension increases the angle between bones to approximately 180 degrees.
What is the purpose of the stay apparatus?
- Reduce the energy expelled to stand: rest/ sleep while standing
- Make movement efficient
What is the name of the shoulder joint of the equine thoracic limb?
Glenohumeral Joint
Which joints make up the carpus “knee” of the equine thoracic limb?
- Radiocarpal (Antebrachiocarpal) Joint
- Midcapal Joint
- Carpometacarpal joint
What is the name of the elbow joint in the equine thoracic limb?
-Humeroradioulnar Joint
What joints are located from the fetlock down to the coffin?
- Metacarpophalangeal joint (“fetlock”)
- Interphalangeal Joint (“pastern”)
- Distal Interphalangeal Joint (“coffin”)
True/False. A normal standing horse is in constant state of hyperextension of the fetlock joint.
True
What are the components of the Stay Apparatus?
- Tendon of the biceps branchii m.
- Lacterus fibrosus
- Extensor carpi radialis m.
- Triceps brachii m.
- SDF and proximal check ligament
- DDF and distal check ligament
- Common digital extensor tendon
- Interosseus and the medial and lateral extensor branches
- Proximal sesamoid bones and the sesamoidean ligaments (cruciate, straight, and oblique)
What prevents the shoulder from flexing and engages on the intermediate tubercle to cause the shoulder joint to lock?
Tendon of the biceps brachii m.
The carpus cannot flex unless the ____ is flaccid and the ____ prevents it from hyperextending.
Extensor capri radialis m.
Palmar carpal ligament
What are the borders of the carpal canal?
Dorsal: Palmar Carpal Ligament
Lateral: Accessory Carpal bone
Palmar: Palmar flexor retinaculum
What are the components of the suspensory apparatus of the equine thoracic limb?
- Interossus with its medial and lateral extensor branches
- Proximal Sesamoidean bones
- Sesamoidean ligaments (straight, cruciate, and oblique)
- SDF and the proximal check ligament
- DDF and the distal check ligament
____ counteract the flexion of the coffin joint and ____ counteract the hyperextension of the fetlock joint
Extensor branches of the interosseous
Distal sesamoidean ligaments
Which bones are fused in the canine carpus?
Radial and Intermediate carpal bones
True/False. Carpal bones 2 and 3, and Metacarpal bones 3 and 4 are fused in equine.
False. They’re fused in the ox, Equine have no fused carpal bones
Which metacarpal bones bear the most weight in equine, and in ox?
Equine: Metacarpal III
Ox: Metacarpal III and IV
What joints in the canine are flexed and hyperextended to prevent collapse of the thoracic limb?
- Shoulder joint and elbow joint are flexed
- Carpus and metacarpophalangeal joints are hyperextended
What is affected if a canine is having trouble extending the carpus?
Extensors of the carpus must be affected
What is overstimulated if there is rigid extension of the elbow?
Overstimulation of the triceps brachii m.
Which muscle gives the horse’s shoulder a smooth and round appearance?
Subclavius m.
Which muscles are rarely used but are a viable option for IM injection?
Pectoral m.
Which two joints of the equine thoracic limb communicate?
Midcarpal and Carpometacarpal
What are the three germinal tissues of the hoof?
- Perioplic corium (“cuticle”)
- Coronary corium
- Laminar corium (sensitive dermal lamina and insensitive epidermal lamina)
What is characterized as the inflammation of the hoof wall tissue causing the weight of the horse to be pushed through the sole?
Laminitis “Founder”
What is known as the atrophy in the infraspinatus and supraspinatus m. due to trauma of the supracapular nerve?
Sweeney
___ refers to a protrusion of the scapula dorsal to the spinous process of the thoracic spine (“whithers”).
Flying Scapula
___ is the degenerative joint disease caused by the wear and tear of cartilage over time, whereas ___ is a developmental orthopedic disease on the bone.
Osteoarthritis (DJD), Osteochondrosis
Which deformity is caused by the abnormal angle of the distal aspect of the radius due to the fast growth of the physis on one side?
Angular Limb Deformity
What is Synovial Effusion?
Abnormal accumulation of synovial fluid within a joint, bursa or tendon sheath.
Tendinitis at the level of the fetlock can lead to compression by the ____ and compound the pathology.
Palmar Annular ligament
Inflammation of the olecranon bursa is referred to as ____.
Capped elbow
Subtendinous bursas of the common digital extensor tendon and the lateral digital extensor tendon can become filled with fluid and are known as ____.
Hygroma
What is tendonitis?
Ligament inflammation
What happens if the SDF, and DDF are ruptured?
The toe comes off the ground slightly and the fetlock drops.
Damage to the interosseous ligament between MT /MC II and III or between III and IV is known as _____.
Popped Splint Bone
Which bones is more frequently affected by downward compressive force?
a. Lateral IV splint bone
b. Capral bone II
c. Metacarpal bone I
d. Medial II splint bone
d. Medial II splint bone
True/False. The lateral splint bone (IV) is more commonly injured by blunt trauma.
True.
What are the boundaries of the pelvic inlet?
Lateral: arcuate line of the ilium
Ventral: pectin of the pubis
Dorsal: promontory of the sacrum
What are the boundaries of the pelvic outlet?
Lateral: Sacrotuberous ligament
Ventral: Ischiatic arch
Dorsal: First caudal vertebra
What is the dislocation of the head of the femur out of the acetabulum where 75% of them occur in the craniodorsal direction?
Hip luxations