Staterboards (Dogs)

"When placing an intrauterine rod for artificial
insemination in a bitch, which of the following joint?
would not present a possible site of obstruction
to passage of the rod?

interdigitating transverse cervical folds

"When approaching the ventral surface of the
cervical intervertebral disks, which muscle directly
covering the vertebral bodies must be reflected?

longus colli

Certain limb muscles possess sesamoid bones in
their tendons of origin or insertion that could be
mistaken for bone chip fragments. "Which of the
following muscles is not associated with such a
sesamoid bone?

biceps brachii

An injured dog bearing no weight on one
thoracic limb and carrying the affected limb
with active flexion at the shoulder and elbow
and passive flexion at the carpus has most likely
suffered an injury to the:

radial nerve

Which muscle has no action on the shoulder joint

brachialis

A dog showing sensory deficit over the caudolateral
and caudomedial aspect of the antebrachium most
likely has suffered injury to the:

ulnar nerve

The large and readily palpable bony prominence
located approximately one third of the way
distally along the lateral side of the humeral
shaft is the:

deltoid tuberosity

The lateralstyloid process represents the:

most distal projection of the ulna

Fracture of the olecranon process of the ulna
would most likely result in displacement of the
bone fragment:

proximally, due to tension of the triceps
brachii

Injury to a particular cranial nerve would most
likely affect:

advancement of the limb cranially

Fracture of the greater trochanter of the femur
would most likely affect:

extension of the hip

Which head of the quadriceps femoris muscle
acts on both the hip and the stifle?

rectus femoris

The prominent feature of the bony pelvis that
provides the proximal attachment site (origin)
for the major flexors of the stifle is the:

ischiatic spine

Which nerve can be considered essential to the
function of the pelvic limb in that without
proper functioning of this nerve and associated
muscles, the limb cannot extend the stifle and
thereby bear weight?

femoral nerve

After incision of the skin along the length of the
scapulars pine in a lateral approach to the body
of the scapula, attachments of several muscles
along the scapulars pine must be detached.
Which muscle is not included in that group?

teres minor

In a caudolateral approach to the hip joint, care
must be taken when retracting the biceps
femoris muscle to avoid injury to a large nerve
lying deep to that muscle. Which ofthe
following would not likely result from
inadvertent injury to this nerve?

extension of the stifle

The femoral triangle contains certain vascular
and nervousstructures ofnote. Which ofthe
following is not among such structures
contained in the femoral triangle?

femoral nerve

Intramuscular injections in the pelvic limb
should not be given in the area between the
greater trochanter and the ischial tuberosity to
avoid injury to the:

sciatic nerve

Which of the following cannot be readily
palpated in the pelVic limb of a living dog?

greater tubercle

Structures passing through the inguinal canal in
both sexes include all of the following except:

the visceral and parietal vaginal tunics

Which of the following correctly describes a point
of access to the heart via the cardiac notch of the
lung?

near the costochondral junction at the fourth
and fifth intercostal spaces

Which feature is associated only with the left lung?

caudal part of the cranial lobe

Sympathetic fibers passing to structures of the
neck exit the thorax en route to the neck by way
of the:

vertebral nerve

The pleural cavities normally contain:

a small amount of serous fluid

Which feature is associated with the left side of
the heart?

trabeculae carneae

The contents of the spermatic cord include all of
the following except the:

cremaster muscle

During castration of dogs, complete
exteriorization of the testis from the scrotum
preparatory to ligation of the spermatic cord
requires rupture of the:

ligament of the tail of the epididymis

Which of the following is normally located on
deep palpation high (dorsally) on the left side,
near the vertebral column and caudal to the ribs?

left kidney

During surgical approach to the distal lateral
surface ofthe humeralshaft, care must be taken
to avoid a nerve crossing the lateral surface of
the brachialis muscle and dipping beneath (deep
to) the proximal edge ofthe extensor carpi
radialis muscle. Injury to this nerve would most
likely result in:

motor deficit to the extensors of the carpus
and digits

During surgical approach to the lateral shaft of
the humerus, the lateral head of the triceps
brachii muscle is reflected caudally to expose the
bone. During this retraction, care must be taken
to avoid injury to what nerve that passes
between the lateral head of the triceps brachii
muscle and the brachialis muscle?

radial nerve

Inability to bear weight on the thoracic limb
would most likely result from injury to the:

radial nerve

Stability of the shoulder joint is best afforded
by the:

tendons of major muscles surrounding the
joint

A fracture of the medial condyle of the humerus
would have the greatest effect on which action?

flexion of the carpus and digits

Flow of arterial blood to the paw would be most
compromised by injury to the:

palmar common digital arteries

Avulsion of the brachial plexus (damage to the
roots of the brachial plexus by forced abduction of
the limb from the body) would least likely affect:

advancement of the thoracic limb

With lateral retraction of the carotid sheath
during intervertebral disk surgery, which
structure is susceptible to injury if the carotid
sheath is handled carelessly?

internal jugular vein

Which structure represents a remnant of a fetal
artery?

round ligament of the bladder

Injury to the ventral branch of a spinal nerve
would least likely affect:

motor innervation to the iliocostalis muscle
system

Which statement most accurately describes a
characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous
system?

It has relatively long preganglionic and short
postganglionic nerves.

Concerning the pleural and peritoneal
membranes and cavities, which statement is
least accurate?

They contain the organs of their respective
body cavities.

During preoperative physical examination of a
clinically normal young dog before
ovariohysterectomy, you auscultate gut sounds on
the left ventral thoracic wall deep to the eighth and
ninth intercostal spaces. This finding is most likely:

normal and related to the curvature of the
diaphragm

The anal sacs:

open to the exterior at approximately the 4-
0'clock and 8-0'clock positions

The bile duct of dogs normally opens:

on the major duodenal papilla

The optimal site for auscultation of the
pulmonic valve is the:

left third intercostal space at the level of the
costochondral junction

What is the most appropriate site for
thoracentesis in dogs?

seventh or eighth intercostal space at the
level of the costochondral junction

Which of the following does not accurately
describe adjacent abdominal structures?

caudate process of caudate lobe of the liver
and the left kidney

Which structure is least accessible during
abdominal palpation of a normal dog?

right kidney

The pelvic recess is:

an extension of the renal pelvis into the renal
parenchyma

During ovariohysterectomy, the uterine horn
may be retrieved by locating the most lateral
mesentery along the lateral body wall. This
mesentery is the:

mesometrium

Concerning distribution of the autonomic
nervous system within the body cavities, which •
statement is least accurate?

The pelvic nerve provides sympathetic
innervation to the pelvic viscera.