Vet Integument

Front 1

Integument is?

Back 1

hair
hooves
horns
claws
and skin related glands

Front 2

Functions of the integument

Back 2

-prevents dessication (drying out)
-reduces injury
-maintains body temp through the adipose layer (hypodermis)
-excretes water, salt and organic wastes (sweating)
-sensory organ (detects heat, cold, and touch)
-synthesis of vitamin D

Front 3

Integument structure

Back 3

epidermis-outer layer
dermis-inner layer
-hypodermis-deepest layer

Front 4

Epidermis characteristics:

Keratinization?

Back 4

-stratified squamous epithelium (just look at hand, the cells look square shaped)
-avascular fed by dermis. (no blood layer (top layer sheds all the time)
-tough waterproof layer
-older cells are pushed up to the top layer.

Cells die as they mature and move up to the top layer to form a waterproof layer. The protein produced is keratin.

Front 5

Dermis characteristics?

Back 5

-Makes up greatest portion
- strength of the skin
-highly fibrous CT
-contains hair follicles, nerve endings, glands, smooth muscles, blood vessels.
-connects adipose to the dermis

Front 6

Sebaceous glands

Back 6

Can be oily or can be scaly

Front 7

Hypodermis characteristics?

Back 7

-not part of the skin but closely associated
-assists with skin protective function
-stores fat and anchors skin to underlying tissue

Front 8

Where does a subcutaneous injection go?

Where does an interdermal injection go?

Back 8

Hypodermis (vaccines)

into dermis (allergy testing)

Front 9

Pigmentation composure and function?

Back 9

melanin/ main pigment, protects skin from uv rays
the cells of melanin are melaninocytes.

Front 10

Paw pad consists of ?

Back 10

-4 digital pads (toes)
-1 large metacarpal/metatarsal pad
Largest pad, most heat exchange here)
-1 carpal pad (wrist)

Front 11

What is the term for a dog nose?

Back 11

Planum Nasale? humidifier air goes in and out.
-wet or dry is no determination of dogs health.

Front 12

What is a chestnut on a horse and where is it located?

What is the ergot and where is it located?

Back 12

inside each leg at carpus level or below hock.

Ergot covered by hair remnant of 2nd and 4th digit no remnant of 5th.

Front 13

Hair characteristics?

Back 13

Hair is dependent upon breed,
-maintains body temp
-volume of sheddin is influenced by genetics and environment
- sheds mostly in fall and spring.

Front 14

Trichobosar?

Back 14

Accumulation of hair in the cats digestive tract. hairball

Front 15

Glands of the skin are?

Back 15

-Sebaceous- all over body exocrine glands, make oily lipid substance can get clogged and can be over active or under active.

-sweat glands.horse is only animal sweat glands work well on. Dog and cat sweat through paw pads.

- anal glands- foul smelling

Front 16

Characteristics of anal glands?

Back 16

at 5 and 7 o clock position
-used to mark territory
-helps lubricate BM
- can abscess out if too impacted
-dog may bite at rear and yelp if glands are impacted.
-dog may scoot on rear if glands are impacted or if he has tapeworms.

Front 17

Term for declawing a cat

Back 17

Onychectomy, removing P3

Front 18

Claw characteristics?

Back 18

hard outer covering of distal digit
-cat has only retractable claw
-Dog may have a dewclaw on any or all legs or none at all, they don't touch ground and may keep growing and abcess paw pad.(not attached)

Front 19

Characteristics of horns?

Back 19

Generally hollow and communicate with frontal sinus
-grow continuously throughout life
0dehorning to kepp cattle from goring each other and ruining meat.

Front 20

Polled breeds are?

Back 20

Breeds without horns.

Front 21

Hoof characteristics?

Back 21

Wall: where you shoe a horse
-whiteline- known as quick, don't put nails here
-Frog- should make contact with ground, spongy so it can breathe

*abcesses have to be cored and drained.
shoeing can correct lazy foot.