Past Questions Flashcards
Equine tarsocrural joint injection
- Dorsomedial direction
- Between tibia and talus
Equine tarsometatarsal joint injection
- Medial direction
- Between TC and T3
- Lateral direction
- Between T4 and Mt4
Equine stifle joint injection
- Lateral direction
- The joint recess of extensor groove
- Medial direction
- Between medial and intermediate patellar ligaments
Equine fetlock joint injection
- Through dorsal recess, lateral/medial to the extensor tendon
or
- Through palmar recess
- Between cannon bone and suspensory ligament
- At the level of the splint bones
Canine stifle joint injection
- Cross between:
- Patellar ligament
- Lateral collateral ligament
- Above meniscus
- Behind long digital extensor tendon
Equine common peroneal nerve block
- Lateral aspect
- 12cm prox. to tuber calcanei
- Between long and lateral digital extensors
Canine common peroneal nerve block
- Feel the nerve on the head of the fibula
- Inject just distally to this
Canine deep peroneal nerve block
- Groove between long digital extensor and peroneus longus
- Halfway between stifle and tarsus
Pulse taking in ruminants
Coccygeal artery
Drawing blood in ruminants
- Vena cava cranialis
- V. jugularis
Drawing blood in canine
- External jugular
- Cephalic
- Saphenous
During an equine rectal exam, can you palpate the spermatic cord?
Yes
During an equine rectal exam, which kidney can be palpated?
Caudal part of the left kidney
During an equine rectal exam, which inguinal ring can be felt?
Deep
During a ruminant rectal exam, which diverticulum can you feel?
Suburethral
During a ruminant rectal exam, list what can be palpated on the left?
Left:
- Rumen
- Abomasum
- Spleen
During a ruminant rectal exam, list what can be palpated in the middle?
Middle:
- Kidneys
- Left ureter
- Ovaries
During a ruminant rectal exam, list what can be palpated on the right?
- Small intestine
- Caudal flexure of the duodenum
- Bladder
- Uterus
- Colon
Does the perineum cover the cervix?
No
Does the peritoneum cover the cervix?
Yes
Does the mediastinum cover the cervix?
No
Where is the descending duodenum?
Right side
The direction of the ascending duodenum
Cranially on the left
Difference between left and right uterine horns
- Right is longer/more cranial
- Left is looser (longer suspension)
What is cranial to Lig. vesicae lateralis?
Lig. teres vesicae
In horse, which portion of the left kidney is in the greater mesentery?
Dorsal
In horse, give the direction of colon travel
- R. ventral → Sternal flexure
- L. ventral → Pelvic flexure
- L. dorsal → Diaphragmatic felxure
- R. dorsal → Ampulla
In horse, where is the spleen?
Left side, craniodorsally
In horse, where is the ostium ileocaecale?
- Right side, middle and ventrally
- 7cm cranioventrally to tuber coxae
In horse, where is the small intestine?
Left side, caudodorsally
In horse, where is the pelvic flexure?
- Left side, caudoventrally
- Between left ventral and left dorsal colon
In horse, where is the caecum?
- Right side, dorsally
- Apex at the sternum
- Base at paralumbar fossa
In horse, which direction does the ileum go?
Left → right
In horse, how many ligaments of the bladder are there?
3
In ruminant, where is the omasum?
- Caudodorsal to the reticulum
- Above abomasum
- Facies liber on the right
In ruminant, where is the rumen?
Fills the left side
In ruminant, where is the left kidney?
- Retroperitoneal
- Caudal to the right kidney
- In midline
In ruminant, where is the greater omentum attached?
- On the rumen
- Along sulcus longitudinalis sin., caud. and dex.
In ruminant, where is the reticulum?
- Left side, ventrally
- 6-9IC space
- Against the sternum
In ruminant, where is the liver?
Right of the reticulum and omasum
In ruminant, what do you find at the female urethra?
Suburethral diverticulum
In ruminant, what is the direction of the hilus of the left kidney?
Dorsal
In ruminant, what is the position of omasum relative to reticulum?
Dorsal/Caudal/Dextral
In ruminant, what is in contact with the right of the omasum?
Liver
In ruminant, what is caudal to the omasum?
Abomasum
In ruminant, what is the position of the sigmoid flexure of the colon relative to the deferent duct?
Caudal
In ruminant, which side of the greater omentum is the colon descendens?
Lamina visceralis
In ruminant, which side of the greater omentum is the colon centripetalis?
Lamina visceralis
In ruminant, which organs are around the greater omentum?
Visceral:
- Colon
- Jejunum
Parietal:
- Liver
- Spleen
- Kidney
In ruminant, is the abomasum in contact with the abdominal wall?
Yes
In ruminant, describe the ascending colon
- Proximal loop
- Centripetal coils
- Central flexure
- Centrifugal coils
- Distal loop
In ruminant, name the folds of the rumen
Villi / Papillae
In canine, which male accessory gland is at the neck of the bladder?
Prostate
In canine, where is the gall bladder?
Between the right medial and quadrate lobes
In canine, does the stomach contact the abdominal wall?
Only when full
In canine, Is the cervix intra or retroperitoneal?
Retro
Which ligament is attached to the joint capsule of the stifle?
Medial collateral