Joints Flashcards

1
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Kind of joint found between cannon and splint bones

A

Fibrous

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2
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Kind of joint found between skull bones and in teeth sockets

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Fibrous

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3
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Kind of joints between pelvic or mandible symphasis

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Cartilaginous

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4
Q

End of a bone is articulating w another bone. Surfaces of bone are covered by cartilage.

A

Synovial joints

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5
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What kind of joint? Stifle, elbow, fetlock

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Synovial

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6
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Space between the bones in a synovial joint is called

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Joint cavity or articular cavity

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7
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Cartilage plates that help ends of bones fit together better

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Meniscus (menisci)

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8
Q

Cranial cructiate runs _____ in the knee

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(From bottom) cranial to caudal

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9
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The caudal cruciate in the knee runs_____

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Caudal to cranial ( from bottom)

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10
Q

Fluid in a joint is called

A

Synovial fluid

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11
Q

What to do if cruciate ligaments get torn

A

Get a drawer sign

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12
Q

How to do a drawer sign

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Bend leg slightly and nice femur and tibia in opposite directions to see if loose

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13
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Damage to a joint leads to

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Arthritis or DJD (degenerative joint disease)

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14
Q

Arthritis is also called

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DJD, degenerative joint disease

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15
Q

When bacteria gets into a joint

A

Septic arthritis

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16
Q

Puncture into a joint can cause what kind of infection

17
Q

A navel infections is a

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Endogenous infection

18
Q

Why it’s hard to treat joint infections w antibiotics

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Hard for antibiotics to get into joint cavity

19
Q

How many patellar tendons humans, dogs, and cats have

20
Q

The patellar tendon attached the

A

Patella to the tibia

21
Q

How many patellar branches horses have

22
Q

How the stay apparatus works in horses

A

The medial and middle ligaments lock over the medial knob of the trochlea

23
Q

How to fix a horse that can’t unlock its patella

A

Back it up, in chronic cases cut the medial patellar tendon

24
Q

Word for dislocation

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Partial dislocation
Subluxation
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Arthritis definition
Inflammation or infection of a joint
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Define sprain
Stretching of ligaments around a joint
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Define OCD
Osteochondrosis dessicans | Degeneration of articular cartilage in the joint
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OCD is common in
Young, dogs and horses
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DJD
Degenerative joint disease | Another name for arthritis.
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Genetic and nutritional disease esp. of large and giant breed dogs. Acetabulum too shallow, femoral head too flat.
Hip dysplasia
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CCL and ACL
Caudal cruciate ligament and anterior cruciate ligament (cranial)
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Conservative treatment for injured ACL or CCL
Weight loss, NSAID (anti inflammatory drug), exercise modification
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Secondary injury to untreated ACL or CCL injury
Tear in meniscal cartilage | Osteoarthritis
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How to fix patellar luxation
Use wire to place tendon over patella so won’t pop out
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Subluxations can be fixed by a
Chiropractor
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What arthritis looks like on an X-ray
Short little spurs develop in joint
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A bowed tendon
Inflammation of a tendon in a horse, heals w a “bowed” appearance