This ligament functions to assist the extensor muscles of the head & neck.
What is nuchal ligament?
100
These contain a large volume of blood; have thin walls; and have valves which direct blood toward the heart.
What is veins?
100
Chronic infection of the frog in which dark, foul-smelling dead tissue occurs in the central and collateral grooves.
What is thrush?
200
Number 4 on plate 16.
What is masseter muscle?
200
This stabilization of the joints of the forelimb by ligaments and tendons permits the horse to stand while sleeping.
What is stay apparatus?
200
Thickening caused by inflammation of a flexor tendon is commonly called this.
What is bowed tendon?
200
This is identified as #4 in plate 26.
What is lateral palmar digital nerve?
200
Overeating in lush pastures, grain overload causing circulation of endotoxins and hard concussion on the foot may result in this problem.
What is laminitis?
300
Number 15 on plate 16.
What is latissimus dorsi muscle?
300
Movement away from the median plane.
What is abduction?
300
What ligament is identified as number 9 on plate 19?
What is suspensory ligament?
300
This is performed for surgery or to diagnose a site of pain.
What is a nerve block?
300
A progressive, degenerative condition of the navicular bone, also affecting the navicular bursa and overlying deep digital flexor tendon- mainly in the forefeet.
What is navicular disease?
400
Acute and chronic muscle inflammation.
What is myositis?
400
Refers to cutting the palmar or plantar digital nerve to relieve pain.
What is nerving?
400
These support and hold tendons in place.
What is anular ligaments?
400
The forelimb nerves come from this network of ventral branches from the last three cervical and first two thoracic spinal nerves.
What is brachial plexus?
400
This undesirable gait is caused by toe-out or splay-footed conformation.
What is winging?
500
A muscular disease that follows prolonged, hard exercise and affected horses are stiff and do not want to move.
What is tying-up syndrome?
500
Swelling of the hock caudally without lameness usually indicates inflammation of the tarsal sheath around the deep digital flexor tendon.
What is a thoroughpin?
500
Inflammation and thickening of the long plantar ligament. May be caused by faulty conformation or repeated blows.
What is curb?
500
List the sequence of arteries for blood flow of the hindfoot.
What is external iliac, femoral, popliteal, cranial tibial, dorsal pedal, lateral dorsal, metatarsal, distal perforating branch, medial and lateral digital arteries.
500
In this conformation, hindlimbs are base-narrow to the hocks and base-wide from the hocks to the feet.