306 Exam 1 Questions& Answers(RATED A+)

A lesion commonly formed in a horse's hock, but potentially in any of several leg joints, that is due to a subchondral bone cyst and detachment of the overlying cartilage is called: - ANSWEROC (osteochondrosis) or OCD or (osteochondrosis dissecans) Due to the heat and humidity during the Equestrian Olympic Games in Atlanta, the severity of tests was reduced by - ANSWERProviding more rest stops The small bones attached to the suspensory ligament on the proximal aspects are the: - ANSWERproximal sesamoids The lower airway disorder seen heavily in exercising horses that is caused by high pulmonary arterial pressures is - ANSWEREIPH (bleeders) As seen on the laboratory video at VetMed, a horse with COPD (heaves) has a disorder equivalent to: - ANSWERasthma A Quarter Horse afflicted with HYPP (hyperkalemic periodic paralysis) has a defective ______ on its muscle cell membrane: - ANSWERsodium ion channel pump A typical exercise training program to prepare a performance horse for a specific event includes: - ANSWERb & c only: progressive overload training and specifically or training according to the energy system most used for the event The primary energy system used by a Quarter Horse racing 1/4 mile in about 20 seconds is - ANSWERATP-PC The primary energy system used by a Thoroughbred racing in the Belmont stake (1.5 miles_ in about 2.07 is - ANSWERAnaerobic (lactate) The best diagnostic modality to identify micro fractures beneath the periosteum as areas of high bone activity would be - ANSWERnone of the above An equine bone fracture would be expected to take about _____ months to heal - ANSWER4 months Physical training would not cause which of the following changes in skeletal muscle? - ANSWERdecreased capillary numbers One way that the horse increases cardiac output going from rest to exercise is - ANSWERincreased heart rate When comparing Vo2max and cardiac output in the same horse performing maximal exercise both before and after an extended exercise training program, the horse will have _______ values after training/conditioning - ANSWERhigher When comparing O2 consumption and cardiac output in a horse performing the exact same submaximal standardized exercise test (SET) both before and after an extended exercise training program, the sam horse will have _____ values during the SET after training/conditioning when compared to before t