Hindlimb

Question 1

pelvic girdle

Answer 1

• enclose the pelvic cavity
• consists:
  
  • R/L hip bones
  • sacrum
  • first few caudal vertebrae

Question 2

what bone makes up the pelvis?

Answer 2

pelvic girdle

Question 3

which bone of the pelvis is most cranial? most caudal?

Answer 3

• cranial: ilium
• caudal: ischium

Question 4

difference between the tuber coxae and the tuber sacrale?

Answer 4

• tuber coxae: palpable prominence on the lateral wing
• tuber sacrale: mediodorsal of the wing, where the ilium articulates with the sacrum

Question 5

4. What is the pin bone in the ox?

Answer 5

ischiatic tuberosity

Question 6

sacrotuberous ligament

Answer 6

connective tissue extending from the sacrum and first caudal vertebrae to the ischiatic tuberosity

Question 7

5. Which animals have the sacrosciatic ligament?

Answer 7

• horse & ox is very prominent
• NOT present in CAT

Question 8

the important structures of the spinal and pelvic bones

Answer 8

• pelvic girdle
• ileum
• ischium
• hip bone
• pubis
• acetabulum

Question 9

is the trochlea of the femur is a cranial or caudal structure

Answer 9

cranial

Question 10

difference between the femoral condyles and epicondyles?

Answer 10

• femoral condyles: joining of one bone to another
• epicondyles: attachments of ligaments and tendons to the bone

Question 11

Does the coxofemoral joint have collateral ligaments? What about the stifle joint?

Answer 11

• yes
• the stifle joint has both medial/lateral collateral ligaments

Question 12

12. What is the largest sesamoid bone of the body? What muscle tendon is it located in?

Answer 12

• patella
• extensor muscles (quadriceps)

Question 13

what are the two joints that comprise the stifle joint

Answer 13

1. femoropatellar
2. femorotibial

Question 14

which meniscus is fused with its corresponding collateral ligament?

Answer 14

medial meniscus

Question 15

function of each cruciate ligament. What bone is it named for its attachment to?

Answer 15

• cranial cruciate ligament: prevents cranial movement of the tibia in relationship to the femur
• caudal cruciate ligament: prevents caudal movement of tibia
• femur & tibia

Question 16

structure of the carnivore tarsus

Answer 16

the hock

Question 17

is the talus is medial or lateral?

Answer 17

medial

Question 18

is the calcaneus is medial or lateral?

Answer 18

lateral

Question 19

are these structures of the femur are medial or lateral: head, greater trochanter, lesser trochanter?

Answer 19

1. head- medial
2. greater trochanter- lateral
3. lesser trochanter- medial

Question 20

which is medial/lateral between the tibia and the fibula?

Answer 20

1. tibia- medial
2. fibula- lateral

Question 21

Know the species differences in the development of the fibula?

Answer 21

• ruminants: head of the fibula is fused to the tibia
• most of the body fails to develop; proximal & distal fibula are NOT connected
  - NO space