Lecture 9- Comparative histology of the hoof Flashcards
Hoof
Cornfield covering of the distal end of the digit of ungulates, modification of skin, true organ
Perissodactyl hoof
Odd toed Ex: horse
Artiodactyl
Even toed, ex: cow
Claw and nails
Partial cornifications that enclose part of the 3rd phalanx, skin appendage
What layers make up the epidermis
Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, and stratum basal
What does the epidermis comprise in the hoof
Hoof capsule
What is the dermis made of
Papillary and reticular regions
What does the dermis make up in the hoof
Corium
What is the hoof capsule
Epidermis, germinative, proliferative, and keratinized layers
What is the corium
Dermis, innervated and vascularized layer
What cells do the stratum basale have
Stem cells
What cells does the stratum spinosum have
Proliferative cells
What cells does the stratum granulosum make
Partially keratinized cells
What cells does the stratum core num make
Fully keratinized cells
Periople
Zone of transition from the skin to the hoof
Where are the periploic and coronary grooves
Run at the proximal border of the wall
What constitutes the solar surface of a horse hoof
Sole and frog
What does the frog look like
Triangular and irregular region
Corium is continuous with ____
Dermis of limb skin, single layer with different zones
What are the three corium at the wall
Periploic, coronary, laminar
Hoof wall and order from outer to inner
Made of different strata
Outer to inner:
Stratum externum, outer stratum medium, inner stratum medium, stratum internum, corium
What is the area of overlapping between the corium and hoof capsule
Stratum internum