SueBeeDoo (Case 1) formative quiz

Which larger vein does the cephalic vein drain directly into? Anatomical terminology translation - The cephalic vein is a direct tributary of which vessel? 

External Jugular

Palpation of the greater tubercle, in the forelimb of a dog, approximates the location of which joint?

Scapulohumoral

Which articulations  are a component of the cubital joint? 

humeroradial, humeroulnar, and proximal radioulnar

Which zone of the growth plate is replaced by the osteoclasts/chondroclasts in a growing long bone? 

Zone of resorption

Which of measures of disease frequency quantifies the occurrence of disease in an animal population at a given time point or period by considering all cases of disease in the population – whether they are new cases or already existed at the start of data collection. 

Prevalence

The ________ of disease considers only new cases of disease in a population during a given time period and therefore provides information about the risk of an animal developing the disease. 

Incidence

What is an example of a musculoskeletal phenotype? 

decreased activity of osetoblasts 

What type of protein is the Vitamin D Receptor? 

 

transcription factor

What is a potential negative consequence of feeding a growing large breed puppy an adult dog food or supplementing an otherwise complete and balanced dog food with calcium? 

nutritional secondary hypercalcitonism

Dietary supplementation with has been reported to promote a relative reduction in arachidonic acid metabolites?  

Eicosapentaenoic acid 

What is the medical term that for abnormal organ growth or tissue differentiation? 

Dysplasia

What process does the term "osteochondrosis" suggest? 

 

degenerative disease of bone

What is edema? 

Extra fluid expanding in between tissues

What is the primary goal of disease-modifying chondroprotectants in osteoarthritis? 

Support cartilage and prevent degradation

What is glucosamine?s primary role in cartilage metabolism? 

 

Rate-limiting step in PGAG synthesis

Polysulfated glycosaminoglycans (PGAGs) are extracted and purified from: 

Bovine tracheal tissue 

 

What effect do chondroitin sulfates have on metalloproteases? 

Competitively inhibit their activity 

What stimuli are detected by the nociceptors? 

Intense chemical, thermal, and mechanical 

 

What is produced by chondrocytes during endochondral ossification? 

Collagen

Which acid(s) is/are produced by osteoclasts? 

 (4)

carbonic, citric, hydrochloric, and lactic

What is the primary source of nutrients for articular cartilage? 

 

synovial fluid

What provides the tensile strength of bone? 

The organization of collagen fibers 

Which cell type actively secretes collagen into the bone matrix? 

Osteoblast