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ANATOMY
INJURIES
SPECIAL TESTS
DIAGNOSIS
CATS
100
Name the bones of the knee.
What is the femur, tibia, patella and fibula.
100
Tearing of a ligament.
What is a sprain.
100
ACL test
What is anterior drawer or lachmans
100
Tender and burning on front of leg; severe bruising.
What is quadriceps strain
100
A cat has how many whiskers, on average? A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 C) 24
What is C- 24
200
Two reasons why the knee is prone to injury.
What is that it supports a lot of weight and the support comes from ligaments and muscles only.
200
Likely injured via twisting; often leads to the knee giving out and a loss of function.
What is an ACL tear.
200
MCL test
What is the valgus stress test
200
Dull ache after exercise on front of knee; sharp pain with point palpation; little to no swelling; been occuring for 2 weeks.
What is stress fracture of patella.
200
Do cats have fewer teeth than dogs have or more? A) Fewer B) More C) Same
What is A- Cats have 30 teeth, but dogs have 42
300
These ligaments criss-cross each other.
What is the cruciate ligaments.
300
Damaged from a Varus force.
What is the LCL.
300
Meniscal tear
What is McMurray's
300
Knee locks up often; hurts to go up and down stairs; no tender spots with palpation
What is meniscal tear
300
Cats can’t taste this: A) Sour B) Sweet C) Bitter D) Salt
What is B- Sweet
400
This ligament attaches the femoral condyle to the fibular head.
What is the lateral collateral ligament.
400
Damaged via a deep squat while twisting or hyperextension.
What is a PCL sprain.
400
Performed when there is too much swelling and pain to bring the knee into flexion.
What is lachmans test
400
Upon examination of the shoes, it appears as though the person excessively pronates. What ligament would this strain?
What is the MCL.
400
How much of their waking hours do cats spend grooming themselves? A) 11% B) 33% C) 66%
What is B- 33%
500
These are the three hamstring muscles (lateral to medial).
What is the biceps femoris, semitendonosis, semimembranosis.
500
Chronic injury caused by poor tracking of the patella.
What is patellar tendonitis or patelo-femoral syndrome.
500
Hamstring tightness/tear
What is 90-90 test
500
Why do females typically have a greater incidence of knee pain and knee injuries in sports (there are two possible answers)?
What is the width of their hips causing the patella to track improperly as well as hormones released the week prior to the menstrual cycle causes ligaments to become more looser and strain more easily.
500
Cats stay pregnant for about how long? A) 2 months B) 4 months C) 9 months
What is A- 2 months, with the average litter being about 5 kittens