Quiz Questions for Cases 9-13 Flashcards
How many serous layers would a piece of wire pass through if it coursed from lumen of the reticulum to the myocardium?
6
Which compartment of the bovine stomach is most similar to the glandular portion of the equine stomach?
abomasum
Essentially all of the glucose available to ruminants originates from gluconeogenesis. Quantitatively, which volatile fatty acid is the most important glucose precursor?
proprionate
In what organ does the most gluconeogenesis occur?
liver
True or False: The parasympathetic nervous system has a pro-motility influenece on the rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum and small intestine.
TRUE
What is the fluid deficit of a calf that weighs 85 pounds and estimated to be 8% dehydrated?
3L
In the neonatal calf, where does curdling of milk take place?
abomasum
In what region of the gastrointestinal tract is the greatest amount of water absorbed?
jejunum
In the small intestine, the amount of gut associated lymphatic tissue (Peyer’s patches) ______________ when moving aborally.
increases
ADH is one of the endocrine hormones that is released to help compensate for dehydration. Where is it released from?
posterior pituitary
When a joint moves under high load, as in running, which molecule provides the majority of lubrication to the articular cartilage?
water
Which of the following joint structures is devoid of sensory innervation? (a) fibrous joint capsule (b) collateral ligaments (c) synovial membrane (d) articular cartilage
(d) articular cartilage
What is the primary type of collagen found in articular cartilage?
type II
How do chondrocytes receive their nutrition?
by diffusion from the synovial fluid
True or False: Synovial fluid is an ultrafiltrate of plasma with the addition of hyaluronan
TRUE
Identify B.
neutrophil
True or false: ciliated cells are found lower in the respiratory tree than are goblet cells
TRUE
Which muscle tends to hypertrophy and form the heave line seen in chronic cases of RAO?
external abdominal oblique
True or False: Hypersensitivity can best be defined as an immunologically mediated damaging inflammatory response to a normally innocuous antigen.
TRUE
What is considered to be the predominant resident effector cell of the pulmonary innate immune response?
alveolar macrophage
True or False: cutting the feathers will stimulate feather growth?
FALSE
Which of the following sites would not be appropriate for injections or fluid administration to the ostrich? (a) IV administration in the external jugular vein (b) IV administration in the cutaneous ulnar vein ( c) IO administration of fluid in the ulna (d) IO administration of fluid in the humerus (e) IV administration in the caudal tibial vein
(d) IO administration of fluid in the humerus
True or false: a ratite bird is a flightless bird that has a flat breastbone (sternum) which lacks a keel.
TRUE
Egg binding and dystocia may be the result of many factors alone or in combination. What is the most common metabolic cause related to poor nutrition?
hypocalcemia
After a severe case of egg binding, what sequela would least likely occur? (a) leg paralysis/paresis related to ischiatic nerve injury (b) pressure necrosis to the kidney (c ) gastrointestinal ileus
(c ) gastrointestinal ileus
