Pelvic Cavity

Question 1

describe the pelvic inlet in the mare

Answer 1

wide and round

Question 2

describe the pelvic inlet in the stallion

Answer 2

small and cramped

Question 3

what peritoneal pouch is on either side of the rectum?

Answer 3

pararectal fossa

Question 4

what peritoneal pouch is between the rectum and genital tract?

Answer 4

rectogenital pouch

Question 5

what peritoneal pouch is between the urinary bladder and genital tract?

Answer 5

vesicogenital pouch

Question 6

what peritoneal pouch is between the pubis and urinary bladder?

Answer 6

pubovesical pouch

Question 7

what is between the deep inguinal ring and superficial inguinal ring?

Answer 7

inguinal canal

Question 8

the superficial inguinal ring is formed by a slit in the aponeurosis of what muscle?

Answer 8

external abdominal oblique

Question 9

the inguinal ligament is the caudal edge of the aponeurosis of what muscle?

Answer 9

external abdominal oblique

Question 10

the inguinal ligament separates what>

Answer 10

inguinal canal (cranial) from vascular lacuna (caudal)

Question 11

what structures pass through the inguinal canal in the stallion?

Answer 11

1. vaginal ring
2. spermatic cord
3. parietal vaginal tunic

Question 12

what is included in the anatomical spermatic cord?

Answer 12

1. vas deferens and mesoductus deferens
2. testicular artery
3. testicular veins (pampiniform plexus)
4. lymphatics
5. testicular nerve plexus
6. mesorchium

Question 13

*what is included in the surgical spermatic cord?

Answer 13

everything plus:

7. cremaster muscle
8. parietal vaginal tunic

Question 14

which has more chances for infection: open or closed castration?

Answer 14

open castration

Question 15

does the mare have a vaginal process?

Answer 15

no

Question 16

what structures pass through the inguinal canal in the mare?

Answer 16

genitofemoral n
branches of L2
external pudendal a.