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Equine Anatomy
Equine Anatomy
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Veterinary Medicine
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07/11/2011

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Term
Numbers of Vertebraes
Definition

Cervical - 7

Thoracic - 18

Lumbar - 6

Sacral - 5

Coccygeal - 15-20

Term
Nbr of rib pairs
Definition
18
Term
Which breed may have a variation in nbr of rib pairs?
Definition
Arabian
Term
In the horse skeletal these are fused
Definition
scapula and clavicle
Term
This is a process on the scapula,it is a continuation of the spine and it is flattened
Definition
prominent acromion
Term
Allows horse to rest while standing with little muscular activity or fatigue
Definition
stay apparatus
Term
Describe the stay apparatus
Definition
fibrous tissue in serratus ventralis muscle that supends from the body from the scapula when the horse is resting
Term
splint bone
Definition
metacarpal, M2 & M4
Term
cannon bone
Definition
metacarpal, M3, horse hoof, what they walk on
Term
Phalanx
Definition
P1, P2, P3
Term
P1
Definition
long pastern, most proximal
Term
P2
Definition
Short pastern
Term
P3
Definition
coffin bone, most distal
Term
Distal Sesamoid Bone
Definition
Navicular, sits by coffin bone
Term
Fibula
Definition
Only goes half way down tibia
Term
Formula for permanent teeth
Definition
2(3I, 1C, 3-4P, 3M)
Term
Rudimentary upper premolar
Definition
Wolf teeth
40% have them
usually in maxilla
Term
Cheek teeth
Definition
grinders/molars, continually erupting
Term
canines
Definition
fully or partially present in some males
Term
filing down sharp points on cheek teeth
Definition
floating
mechanical or manual
Term
horses do not have a
Definition
gallbladder (like rats)
Term
stomachs are
Definition
monogastric - not like herbivorous ruminants
Term
where fermentation occurs
Definition
cecum
can hold up to 2L of fluid
hindgut fermentors
Term
Vitals
Definition
T - 99.0 - 101.5 F
P - 28 - 40 bpm
R - 6 -12 rpm
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