Large Animal Pelvic Limb 01

Which metatarsals are fused in bovine?

III and IV

What is unique to the bovine os coxae?

Major and lesser semi-lunar surfaces of acetabulum symphyseal crest

What bones make up the distal row of tarsal bones?

Tarsal bones I, II, III, IV

What bursa does the femoropatellar pouch communicate with?

both medial and lateral femorotibial pouches

Which species is the swine tibia and fibula most like?

carnivore

Which tarsal bones are fused in bovine?

central bone and 4th tarsal bone tarsal bones II + III

What bones make up the central row of tarsal bones?

central tarsal bone part of tarsal bone IV

What part of the talus articulates with the tibia?

cochlea

What ligament is not present in large animal patella and why?

femorofabellar because no fabellae

What are the patellar ligaments?

femoropatellar femorotibial tibiofibular

What allows multiaxial joints to perform many actions?

few ligaments

Which species have 5 sacral vertebrae?

horse cow camelid

What is unique to the equine femur?

intertrochanteric crest is not oblique like other species, very vertical between third and greater trochanters

What is different about coxal articulation in equines?

ligament from fovea of head to pubic tuberosity- accessory ligament

What bursa are in the stifle?

medial and lateral femorotibial pouches

How can you tell metacarpals and metatarsals apart?

metacarpals are shorter than metatarsals metacarpals are flat on palmar surface metatarsals are round on palmar surface

Can you palpate the head of the femur?

no

Do the medial and lateral femorotibial pouches communicate?

no

Does the patella articulate with the fibula?

no

What muscles attach to the trochanteric fossa?

obturators gemili- dog quadratus- dog

Do equines have a complete or partial fibula?

partial- only proximal part the distal is fused with tibia

What action do muscles that attach to the trochanteric fossa have on the femur?

rotation

What is seen on the equine tibial tuberosity that is not seen in other species?

sulcus

What bones make up the proximal row of tarsal bones?

talus calcaneus

what connects one meniscus to the other?

transverse ligament

What structures of the equine os coxae are palpable?

tuber coxae tuber ischii tuber sacrale

Which tarsal bones are fused in equines?

1 & 2

Which metatarsal bones are rudimentary in equines?

2 and 4

Which metatarsal bone is dominant in equines?

3

how many sacral vertebrae do dogs have?

3

How can you determine if the equine pelvis is from a male or female?

1. female is thinner bone 2. female has round shaped canal 3. male short canal

What species have four sacral vertebrae?

goat sheep

What are palpable structures of the pelvic limb?

greater trochanter lat. & med. epicondyle