EQUINE ABDOMEN2 EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND VALIDATED
ANSWERS(100% PASS).
What is the proposed reason that Horses do not vomit or erucate in regards
to their stomach anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER -Their cardiac sphincter is
large and the best developed of all domesticated species
The pyloric sphincter of the horse is made up of two parts; what are they
and which is larger/more developed? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cranial and Caudal
pyloric sphincters
Caudal is more develoepd
What are the three ligaments that arise from the greater omentum in the
horse? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Gastrophrenic ligament
2. Gastrosplenic ligament
3. Lienorenal (renosplenic) ligament
What ligament attaches the left kidney to the spleen? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lienorenal (renosplenic) ligament
The descending duodenum is related to the ______ kidney and base of the
cecum - CORRECT ANSWER -Right
Where does the jejunoileum in the horse lie within the peritoneal cavity? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Left caudodorsal aspect
, NOTE: these loops are palpable
What structure sits between the right lobe of the liver and the descending
duodenum in the Horse? - CORRECT ANSWER -Epiploic foramen
When does the horse become more prone to a strangulated jejunum at the
epiploic foramen? - CORRECT ANSWER -As the horse ages, their liver tends to
atrophy which widens this structure
Where would you make an incision in the horse in order to access the base
of the cecum? - CORRECT ANSWER -Right paralumbar fossa
NOTE: the base of the cecum is associated with the right kidney
True or False:
The cecum of the horse is similar in structure to the Ox - CORRECT ANSWER -
FALSE - unlike the Ox, the horse's cecum is highly sacculated and has
longitudinal bands
How many taeniae coli does the cecum of the horse have? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Four
The cecum of the horse extends from the ______ to the ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER -Pelvic inlet to the diaphragmatic area
HUGE
What does the cecocolic fold in the horse attach to? - CORRECT ANSWER -body
of the cecum to the right ventral colon
QUESTIONS AND VALIDATED
ANSWERS(100% PASS).
What is the proposed reason that Horses do not vomit or erucate in regards
to their stomach anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER -Their cardiac sphincter is
large and the best developed of all domesticated species
The pyloric sphincter of the horse is made up of two parts; what are they
and which is larger/more developed? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cranial and Caudal
pyloric sphincters
Caudal is more develoepd
What are the three ligaments that arise from the greater omentum in the
horse? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Gastrophrenic ligament
2. Gastrosplenic ligament
3. Lienorenal (renosplenic) ligament
What ligament attaches the left kidney to the spleen? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lienorenal (renosplenic) ligament
The descending duodenum is related to the ______ kidney and base of the
cecum - CORRECT ANSWER -Right
Where does the jejunoileum in the horse lie within the peritoneal cavity? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Left caudodorsal aspect
, NOTE: these loops are palpable
What structure sits between the right lobe of the liver and the descending
duodenum in the Horse? - CORRECT ANSWER -Epiploic foramen
When does the horse become more prone to a strangulated jejunum at the
epiploic foramen? - CORRECT ANSWER -As the horse ages, their liver tends to
atrophy which widens this structure
Where would you make an incision in the horse in order to access the base
of the cecum? - CORRECT ANSWER -Right paralumbar fossa
NOTE: the base of the cecum is associated with the right kidney
True or False:
The cecum of the horse is similar in structure to the Ox - CORRECT ANSWER -
FALSE - unlike the Ox, the horse's cecum is highly sacculated and has
longitudinal bands
How many taeniae coli does the cecum of the horse have? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Four
The cecum of the horse extends from the ______ to the ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER -Pelvic inlet to the diaphragmatic area
HUGE
What does the cecocolic fold in the horse attach to? - CORRECT ANSWER -body
of the cecum to the right ventral colon
