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What makes up the pelvic girdle?

A

Both sides of the os coxae

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What is the purpose of the pelvic girdle?

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Connection between limb and trunk

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What are the bones of the pelvic symphysis?

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Pubis + Ischium

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What skeleton is the pelvis a part of?

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appendicular

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Why must guinea pigs be bred before 6 months of age?

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Their pelvic symphysis has not yet fused; if they have babies after it fuses they will need a C-section

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What makes up the boney pelvis?

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pelvic girdle, sacrum, and first 3-4 caudal vertebrae

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What is the body of the pelvis?

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parts of the ilium, ischium, and pubis that are closest to the acetabulum

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How is the iliac crest of the LA different from the dog’s?

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LA = concave
dog = convex
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Which tuberosities of the pevis are palpable in the LA?

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tuber coxae and ischial tuberosity

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Why is the ischial arch important in pregnant animals (horse and cow)?

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Horse = flatter ischial arch, "explosive" birth
Cow = very curved, need to pull calf up, over the arch, and then down
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How would you diagnose a coxofemoral luxation?

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The greater trochanter is displaced craniodorsally between the ischiatic tuber (pin bone) and the tuber coxae (hook bone).

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What is another name for the tuber coxae?

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hook bone

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What is another name for the ischiatic tuber?

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pin bone

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What muscle attaches to the iliopubic eminence?

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pectineus m.

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What type of joint is the sacroiliac joint?

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synovial

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What makes up the median sacral crest?

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fused sacral bones (spinous processes and vertebral bodies)

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How many sacral vertebra does a carnivore have?

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3

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How many sacral vertebra does a pig have?

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4

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How many sacral vertebra does a sheep have?

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4

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How many sacral vertebra does a horse have?

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5

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How many sacral vertebra does a cow have?

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5

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How many sacral vertebra does a goat have?

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5

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What is special about the sacral foramina of the pig?

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Nothing comes out of them

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What is special about the sacrum of the pig?

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There are no large spinous processes

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What is special about the sacrum of the horse?
The vertebrae do not usually fuse so it rarely has a median sacral crest
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What are the 3 attachments of the broad sacrotuberous ligament?
1. sacral tuber (cranially) 2. tuber ischii (caudally) 3. sciatic spine (ventrolaterally)
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What muscle originates from the ischiatic spine?
deep gluteal
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What is another name for the pelvic inlet?
terminal line
29
Which animal has a more narrow pelvic inlet than outlet?
Carnivore; all others have a more narrow pelvic outlet than inlet
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What is the ventral border of the pelvic outlet?
ischiatic arch and tuberosity
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What is the dorsal border of the pelvic outlet?
3rd and 4th caudal vertebrae
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What is the lateral border of the pelvic outlet?
broad sacrotuberous ligament
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Where is the origin and insertion of the iliacus?
O: pelvis I: lesser trochanter
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Where does the psoas major insert?
lesser trochanter
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Where does the external obturator insert?
lesser trochanter
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What is special about the levator ani?
no vertebral attachment
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What species do not have an internal obturator muscle?
ox and pig
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What are the two major muscles of the ischiorectal fossa?
coccygeus and levator ani
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Where does the levator ani attach?
dorsal to the anus
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What is the ischiorectal fossa?
space between the ischium and rectum
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What are two examples of things that can prolapse?
uterus and rectum
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What two nerves are used for standing, and which one is necessary?
femoral (necessary) and sciatic
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What are the nerves called (collectively) that come out of the sacral foramina?
sacral plexus
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What nerve do you block to put the uterus back in?
pudendal
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What nerve gets highjacked by the pudendal nerve?
caudal cutaneous femoral nerve
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What nerve do you need for birthing?
obturator
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What are the two branches of the pudendal nerve that supply to the skin?
distal cutaneous branch and proximal cutaneous branch
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In the OX, what passes through the greater sciatic foramen?
sciatic n., cranial gluteal a. and v., caudal gluteal n.
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In the OX, what passes through the lesser sciatic foramen?
caudal gluteal a. and v.
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In the OX, what passes through the broad sacrotuberous ligament at its caudoventral portion?
proximal cutaneous branch of pudendal nerve
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What muscles are supplied by the cranial gluteal a., v., and n.?
``` tensor fascia latae middle gluteal accessory gluteal piriformis deep gluteal ```
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What two nerves innervate the gluteobiceps?
caudal gluteal --> superficial gluteal m. | sciatic nerve --> biceps femoris
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What animals do not have a prominent ischiorectal fossa?
pig and horse
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What passes through the greater ischiatic foramen in the HORSE?
sciatic n. caudal cutaneous femoral n. caudal gluteal n.
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What species has a short internal iliac artery?
dog and horse
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What species has a short internal pudendal artery?
ox
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What species has a long internal pudendal artery?
horse
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What species has a long internal iliac artery?
ox
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What are the two main branches of the internal iliac artery?
internal pudendal | caudal gluteal
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What are the two branches of the internal pudendal artery in the dog?
middle gluteal | vaginal/prostatic
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Where does the vaginal/prostatic artery branch from in the ruminant and pig?
internal iliac
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Where does the vaginal/prostatic artery branch from in the horse?
internal pudendal
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What gives off the umbilical artery in the horse?
internal pudendal
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What gives off the umbilical artery in the dog?
internal iliac
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What gives off the cranial gluteal arteries in the ruminant and pig?
internal iliac

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