Thrall chapter 14 canine and feline vertebrae Flashcards
1) What type of joint is the sacroiliac joint (more than one could be correct)?
a) Fibrous
b) Cartilaginous
c) Synovial
d) Synarthrodial
b,c
2) Which ligaments are responsible for the stability of the atlantoaxial joint?
a) Dorsal atlantoaxial ligament, apical ligaments, ventral longitudinal ligament
b) Dorsal longitudinal ligament, apical ligaments, ventral longitudinal ligament
c) Dorsal longitudinal ligament, transverse ligament of the atlas, ventral longitudinal ligament
d) Dorsal atlantoaxial ligament, apical ligaments, the transverse ligament of the atlas
d
3) In Great Danes, cervical spondylomyelopathy is most often characterized by…
a) Articular process malformation and hyperostosis
b) Vertebral canal stenosis
c) Dorsal longitudinal ligament hypertrophy
d) Disc protrusion/ herniation
a
4) Which disc spaces are often narrower radiographically in dogs unaffected by disc disease?
a) T12-13
b) T11-12
c) T10-11
d) T9-10
c, also l5-6
5) Spirocerca lupi can cause osseous proliferation of the ventral aspect of which vertebral bodies commonly?
a) T5-6
b) T8-11
c) T9-13
d) L2-5
b
6) What is the most correct statement about discospondylitis?
a) It shows similar early and late radiographic changes.
b) Late changes are similar to those of spondylosis deformans.
c) It is typified by increased opacity of the vertebral body, but not the end plates.
d) It frequently causes signs indistinguishable from disc prolapse.
b
7) What is spondylosis deformans?
a) Inflammatory disease of the spine
b) A frequent cause of back pain
c) A disease of the entheses of the intervertebral disc
d) It is the same and DISH
c DISH- disseminated idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
8) The most common site for a primary neoplasia of the vertebral column is…
a) Cervical region
b) Thoracic region
c) Thoracolumbar junction
d) Lumbar region
b, mets more common in lumbar region
