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Equine Anatomy T1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dorsal--Ventral | Top of Back--Bottom of Barrel |
| Cranial--Caudal | Front above knee-- Back above hock |
| Proximal--Distal | above fetlock--below fetlock |
| palmar--plantar | back of front leg below knee--back of back leg below hock |
| Abaxial--Axial | away from axis-- near axis |
| cancellous | spongy bone |
| cortical | compact bone |
| epiphysis | end of bone |
| diaphysis | middle (long part) of the bone |
| trabeculae | spongy looking |
| periosteum | lining of the bone, contains all nerves and blood vessels |
| medullary cavity | open inside, holds marrow |
| articular cartilage | only in epiphysis |
| ligament | bone to bone, strong, inelastic |
| tendon | muscle to bone, strong, elastic, capable of storing energy, dense fibrous tissue |
| contracts muscle | actin and myosin |
| outside synovial structure | dense, fibrous, anatomoses with periosteum |
| inside synovial structure | synovial membrane(synovium), coers entire inside of joint minus the articular cartilage |
| types of synovial structures | joint capsule, bursa, sheath |
| coffin bone to ground angle | 1-5 degrees |
| line through the spine of the scapula should be parallel to the _ _ _ | HPA- Hoof Pastern Angle |
| normal hoof angles | 45-50 degrees on front and 50-55 on hind |
| valgus | legs go laterally (out) |
| varus | legs go in |
| calf kneed | back at the knee (like a calf) |
| buck kneed | looks like knees will buckle (Wills) |
| ankle joint name | meta carpo phalange joint |
| bottom joint of knee | Carpal metacarpal joint |
| top joint of knee | Radio Carpal joint |
| shoulder joint | Scapulo Humero joint |
| periople | coronary band, connects hoof to skin |
| stratum externum | outtermost layer of hoof |
| stratum medium | middle layer of hoof wall, tubular/intertubular horn |
| stratum internum | contains laminae |
| pastern | proximal phalanx(top part) and middle phalanx(middle part) |
| distal phalanx | coffin bone in hoof |
| distal sesmoid bone | navicular bone |
| extensor tendons in lower leg | common(front, inserts on coffin bone), long(inserts on back of middle phalanx), lateral(inserts on front of middle phalanx) |
| distal sesmoid bone | can turn to bone(sidebone), in the hoof, absorbs concussion |
| extensor tendons in lower leg | common(front, inserts on coffin bone), long(inserts on back of middle phalanx), lateral(inserts on front of middle phalanx) |
| collateral ligaments | in every joint |
| impar ligament | connects navicular to coffin |
| T ligament | connects navicular to middle phalanx |
| triceps brachii & anconeus | originate on olecranon, extends elbow joint |
| digital sesmoidean ligaments | straight, long, oblique(inner, hides, sides) |
| three heads of triceps brachii | long(origin:scapula), lateral & medial(origin:humerus) |
| deltoideus & cleidobrachialis | originate on clavicle, advance the limb |
| biceps brachii | origin: supraglenoid tubracle, inserts: radius |
| triceps brachii & anconeus | originate on olecranon, extends elbow joint |
| tensor fasciae antebrachii | extends elbow, or: scapula, in: olecranon |
| three heads of triceps brachii | long(origin:scapula), lateral & medial(origin:humerus) |
| three heads of deep digital flexor | humeral, ulnar, radial |
| biceps brachii | origin: supraglenoid tubracle, inserts: radius |
| heads of flexor carpi ulnaris | humeral & ulnar |
| tensor fasciae antebrachii | extends elbow, or: scapula, in: olecranon |
| flexor carpi ulnaris | inserts on accessory carpal bone |
| three heads of deep digital flexor | humeral, ulnar, radial |
| flexor carpi radialis | or:humerus & in:M2(cannon) |
| heads of flexor carpi ulnaris | humeral & ulnar |
| common digital extensor | radial head(in: proximal phal.) & humeral head(in: distal phal) |
| flexor carpi ulnaris | inserts on accessory carpal bone |
| accessory carpal bone | potato chip thing |
| flexor carpi radialis | or:humerus & in:M2(cannon) |
| passive stay apparatus | shoulder joint(biceps), elbow(carpal/digital flexors), carpal( |
| common digital extensor | radial head(in: proximal phal.) & humeral head(in: distal phal) |
| accessory carpal bone | potato chip thing |
| passive stay apparatus | shoulder joint(biceps), elbow(carpal/digital flexors), carpal(extensor carpi radialis), fetlock(suspensory app.[ligament, sesmoid bones, distal sesmoid ligs], deep dig flex, super dig flex) |
| T ligament | navicular to middle phal. |
| joints of foot | coffin, pastern, fetlock |
| another name for hoof wall | tubular horn |
| club | forward |
| coon | back |