Ruminant Foot Anatomy Flashcards
1
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- Interdigital Region (Skin)
- White Line (Hoof Wall)
- White Line (Hoof Wall)
- White Line (heel bulb Junction)
- Caudal Aspect of the Sole
- Anterior Aspect of the Sole
- Heel Bulb
- Hoof Wall (Interior ½ of Claw)
- Hoof Wall (Posterior ½ of Claw)
- Coronary Band and Skin
- Skin Above and Between Heels
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3
Q
Structure of the sole
A
keratin, horn tubules, intertubular matrix
NO lamella
4
Q
Structure of the white line
A
Cells cemented together, cements together the hoof wall and sole
NO horn tubules
5
Q
What is the chain of foot contact with the ground as the ruminant walks?
A
Heel>digital torus>abaxial walls>toe>foot leaves ground
6
Q
What is the heel a continuation of? What is it covered by?
A
Perioplic layer
Soft, tubular horn
7
Q
What are the major types of corium in the hoof? What are the subtypes?
A
Papillary Corium (divided into perioplic, coronary, and corium of sole)
Laminar corium
Corium of heel
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10
Q
Where do most solar ulcers occur?
A
Outer claw, angle of sole near heel, under P3
