Example Practical Exam Answers
Horse stifle
Answer:
A. Extensor fossa, femur [horse model]
B. Long digital extensor or fibularis tertius (peroneus tertius)
Horse Hock
Answer:
A. Flexor canal of tarsus (pathway for lateral and caudal tibial heads of deep digital flexor tendon).
B. Flexor retinaculum (other boundaries include calcaneus laterally and sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus dorsally).
Calf Thigh
Answer:
A. Sartorius
B. Flex the hip (Secondary: cranial part extends the stifle; caudal part flexes the stifle)
Dog Thigh
Answer:
A. Semitendinosus
B. Ischiatic tuberosity
Cat crus
Answer:
A. Long digital extensor
B. Flex the tarsal joints and extend the digits.
Dog crus
Answer:
A. Lateral head of deep digital flexor (or lateral digital flexor)
B. Flexor tubercle/plantar surface of all the distal phalanges
Horse crus
Answer:
A. Cunean tendon
B. Superficial digital flexor tendon
Horse foot 1
Answer:
A. Laminar corium/dermis
B. Digital cushion
Horse foot 2
Answer:
A. Stratum internum/epidermal lamina
B. “White line”