lecture 6 Flashcards
the caudal auricular artery is a direct branch of which artery?
external carotid
where is the nasomaxillary opening?
the middle meatus
where do you want to the nasogastric tube to follow?
on the ventral meatus
where is the opening of the guttural pouch?
the pharynx
what papillae are relatively larger in the horse than in dogs?
foliate papillae
what are the main tonsils?
palatine and lingual
what are the air-filled diverticula from the auditory tubes?
guttural pouches
the auditory tube connects what 2 spaces?
nasopharyx and middle ear
what is the function of the guttural pouch?
regulate temperature of blood going to the brain
what is tympany?
when air continually builds up in the guttural pouch and cannot escape
is the guttural pouch normally palpable?
no
what is the term for the guttural pouches filling with exudate?
empyema
what are chondroids?
stone-like foreign bodies
what is a fungal infection of the guttural pouches?
mycosis
what is the name of the surgical access point to the guttural pouch?
Viborg’s Triangle