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