The 3 muscle types
What are Smooth, Cardiac, Striated (Skeletal)
The short tube-lube organ between the pharynx & trachea, AKA voice box
What is the Larynx
Short, single muscle contraction
What is a twitch
Acquired physical problem, not causing unsoundness or interfering with horse's performance.
What is a Blemish
A paralysis or partial paralysis of the nerves that control the muscles of the vocal cords resulting in a roaring or whistling sound.
What is Roaring
Wave like contractions in digestive tract
What is Peristalsis
System that contains heart, veins, & arteries, distributing blood throughoug body
Circulatory System
Long sustained muscle contraction
What is tetanus (Tetany)
Any condition that interferes or is apt to interfere with the horse's function and performance.
The most vulnerable and most important joint of the body
What is the Hock
Kidney's are located at rib # ___
What are the 18th Rib on each side
The minute air sacs in the lungs where gaseous exchange of COs & O2 take place
What are the Alveoli
A natural gait is ___, and what are the 4?
A serious unsoundness in which a soft, fluctuating enlargement located at the upper part of the hock due to distention of the joint capsule.
What is Bog Spavin
The most common problem that affects the knee, and is most frequently seen in race horses.
What are Chip Fractures
Site of most nutrient absorption
What is the small intestine
The tiny functional unit in the kidney responsible for filtering blood
Sloping shoulders, and pasterns are associated with what kind of a stride
What is a Springy Stride
This vitamin deficiency is associated with Moon Blindness
What is Vitamin B Deficiency
A festering of the foot anywhere along the border of the coronet.
What is a Quittor
3 systems which provide energy to make ATP
The lungs of an average horse hold ___ cubic feet of air
A calf kneed posture is associated with what kind of gait?
What is a pounding gait
The bacteria often associated with Poll Evil
What is Brucella abortus
Chronic inflammation to the coffin bone and is often due to persistent pounding of the feet, chronic sole bruising, or laminitis.
What is Pedal Osteitis