Anatomy
Anatomy2
Biomechanics Movement
Unsoundness
# 2 Un-Soundness
100

The 3 muscle types

What are Smooth, Cardiac, Striated (Skeletal)

100

The short tube-lube organ between the pharynx & trachea, AKA voice box

What is the Larynx

100

Short, single muscle contraction

What is a twitch

100

Acquired physical problem, not causing unsoundness or interfering with horse's performance.

What is a Blemish

100

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

200

Wave like contractions in digestive tract

What is Peristalsis

200

System that contains heart, veins, & arteries, distributing blood throughoug body

Circulatory System

200

Long sustained muscle contraction

What is tetanus (Tetany)

200

Any condition that interferes or is apt to interfere with the horse's function and performance.

What is Unsoundness
200

The most vulnerable and most important joint of the body

What is the Hock

300

Kidney's are located at rib # ___

What are the 18th Rib on each side

300

The minute air sacs in the lungs where gaseous exchange of COs & O2 take place

What are the Alveoli

300

A natural gait is ___, and what are the 4?

What is an untrained gait:Walk, Trot, Canter, Gallop
300

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

300

The most common problem that affects the knee, and is most frequently seen in race horses.

What are Chip Fractures

400

Site of most nutrient absorption

What is the small intestine

400

The tiny functional unit in the kidney responsible for filtering blood

What is the Nephron
400

Sloping shoulders, and pasterns are associated with what kind of a stride

What is a Springy Stride

400

This vitamin deficiency is associated with Moon Blindness

What is Vitamin B Deficiency

400

A festering of the foot anywhere along the border of the coronet.

What is a Quittor

500

3 systems which provide energy to make ATP

What are Phosphagen System, Glycogen/Lactate system, and Citric Acid Cycle
500

The lungs of an average horse hold ___ cubic feet of air

What is 1.5 Cubic Feet of air
500

A calf kneed posture is associated with what kind of gait?

What is a pounding gait

500

The bacteria often associated with Poll Evil

What is Brucella abortus

500

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