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Trachea Cartilage Rings - What Shape Are They?
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Circular Shaped - in the canine the cartilage ringa are INCOMPLETE, and are completed by the TRACHIALIS muscle
Note - some smaller breeds have been badly bred to have wide/flat cartilage rings; causing tracheal collapse. |
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Jugular Vein - How Many Are There? Where Do They Run?
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2 Internal and 2 External
External - Large bilateral veins running down the neck in the JUGULAR FURROW in the superficial position (just under skin; the reason you can take blood from the jugular) |
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What Vessel Does The Common Carotid Artery Arise From? What Does It Run Long With?
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Arises = Brachiocephalic Trunk - immediate branch off the Aorta
Runs alongside the VAGOSYMPATHETIC TRUNK and the INTERNAL JUGULAR |