Equine distal limb
The place of insertion of the two divisional branches of the suspensory ligament.
What is the proximal sesamoid bone?
What type of collagen makes up ligaments and tendons?
collagen type 1
What x-ray position focuses on the digits and has them arranged in a way that allows easy visualization of the lateral sides?
Splayed
When taking a rad of a broken right leg, how should that leg be positioned?
Affected leg down
At what initial level of the horse distal limb will the accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor be absent?
Distal metacarpus
Instantaneous muscular contractions in response to a threat is termed?
Tendon guard reflex or withdrawal reflex
Which view of the cubital joint is best to view if there is an ununted anneal process on the ulna that may cause elbow dysplasia?
Flexed lateral
What pelvic x-ray view is great for assessing the femoral head in the case of femoral head fracture?
Frog
What two structures does the distal sesamoid impar ligament attach?
Navicular sesamoid with phalanx 3
When is complete stall rest contraindicated in healing tendons of the distal limb of horse?
After initial inflammatory stage
Which body conformation is shorter limbs with marked craniolateral bowing a curvature considered normal?
Chondrodystrophic
How does the patella of a cat compare to the patella of a dog in terms of shape?
Cat tapers off distally looking like a teardrop on lateral view
At the level of the proximal metacarpus of the horse, what is the order of ligaments from deep to superficial?
(Deepest) suspensory ligament->accessory ligament of deep digital flexor->DDFT->SDFT
In what phase of tendon repair is the extracellular matrix composed largely of type 3 collagen?
Cell proliferation phase
What bone can often be seen on a scapula medio-ateral x-ray of a cat but not of a dog?
Clavicle
What x-ray position am I in?
Right lateral stifle
When viewing the palmar side of the distal equine limb at the level of the pastern with the DDFT removed and more dorsal structures exposed, what ligament can be seen originating on the intersesmoidean ligament and extending distally to insert onto the middle scutum of the middle phalanx?
Straight sesmoidean aka superficial distal sesamoidean
At what region of the strain stress graph of tendons will there be rupture of the tendon?
Yield region
What landmarks on the distal humerus can help differentiate an x-ray of a cat and an x-ray of a dog?
Cats have supraCondylar foramen
Dogs have supratrochlear foramen
What x-ray position am I in?
Skyline of stifle