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How many ribs do each of the common species have? |
Carnivore, Ox, Sheep= 13
Pig = 11-15
Horse = 18
Chicken = 7
*Same number of ribs as # of thoracic vertebrae -Ribs are numbered according to the caudal thoracic vertebrae that it articulates with *only dogs have one free floating rib |
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What are the major flexors and extensors of the hindlimb? |
Hock Extensors: Gastrocnemius, common calcaneal tendon
Hock Flexors: Tibialis cranialis, fibularis/peroneus longus
Digital Flexors: SDF/DDF
Digital Extensors: Gastrocnemius, common calcaneal tendon
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Describe the route of the vagas nerve (CN X) |
Right and left join with sympathetic to produce vagosympathetic trunk (between cranial and middle cervical ganglion). Then these separate. Then each R and L splits into dorsal and ventral just caudal to the base of the heart. The dorsals and ventrals connect before doing into the abdomen *recurrent laryngeal branches caudal to aorta or L subclavian |
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Describe what the extracellular matrix consists of |
Collagen, water and proteoglycans |
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What are the two sections of dura matter in the brain? |
Tentorium Cerebelli- separates the cerebrum from the cerebeullum
Falx Cerebri- separates the two cerebral hemispheres |
