What is the registry founded in 1938 to standardize the spotted horse of the Nez Perce indians?
Appaloosa Horse Club, Evans 32
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What type of bones make up the skull?
flat bones, Evans 90
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Two parts: How many teeth typically does an adult mare have? An adult male horse?
Mare-36, Male-40, Evans 92
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What are Type I and Type II muscle fibers, respectively?
Slow-twitch and fast-twitch, Evans 99
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What is inspiration?
drawing air into the lungs, Evans 108
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What two breeds crossed make the American breed the Morab?
Arabians and Morgans, Evans 45
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How many bones make up the skull?
34, Evans 90
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At what age are all the temporary incisors replaced?
4 1/2 years, Evans 92
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Training makes muscles more efficient, and the cells use more oxygen. What organelle does training cause muscle cells to make more of to better utilize oxygen?
mitochondria, Evans 102
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What two muscles are contracted for the horse to conduct inspiration?
diaphragm and intercostal muscles, Evans 108
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What is the only breed named after a horse?
The Morgan. (Figure was the name of the horse as a colt, and it took on the owner's name Justin Morgan as an adult horse.) Evans 36
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What is the passageway to the respiratory system?
The nasal cavity, Evans 90
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What are two other names for temporary teeth in young horses?
milk teeth, deciduous teeth, Evans 92
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Muscle fatigue is caused by an excess of what muscle contraction waste product?
lactic acid, Evans 104
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What is the common name of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?
Heaves, Evans 108
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What was the original name of the American Saddlebred?
The Kentucky Saddler, Evans 38
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What is the purpose of the small scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal cavity?
to warm air as it passes over the mucous membrane of the cavity, Evans 90
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At what age does Galvayne's groove extend halfway across the gumline of the upper corner incisor? (Hint: Remember the Weld County question. It first appears on the incisor at age 10.)
15 years old, Evans 93
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What are the sources of fuel for aerobic energy production?
glucose, fatty acids, protein, Evans 101
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Name three factors that affect the breathing rate of a horse. (Which is normally 8-16 breaths per minute!)