Canine Pelvis, Pelvic Diaphragm and Urinary System

What are the canine components of the bony pelvis

• hip bones(ossa coxarum)

• sacrum

What are the boundaries of the pelvic canal

• hip bones

• sacrum and first caudal vertebrate

What are boundaries of the pelvic inlet in the dog

• promonotory sacrum

• cranial border of the pubis

• arcuate line of the illum

what are the boundaries of the pelvic outlet in the canine

• first caudal vertebra

• ischiatic arch

• sacrotuberous ligament

What are the superficial boundaries of the perineum in the dog

• base of tail

• base of scrotum or beginning of vulva

• skin that covers superficial gluteal and internal obturator muscles

What is the main muscular component of the perineum

the pelvic diaphragm

what muscles make up the pelvic diaphragm

1. levator ani

2. coccygeus

of the components of the pelvic diaphragm which are medial and which are lateral

levator ani- medial

coccygeus- lateral

Space on either side of the anus filled with fat is known as the _________

ischiorectal fossa

what kidney is the most palpable in dogs

left

what is the topographic location of the right kidney

L1-3

what is the topographic location for the left kidney

L2-4

kidneys ahve two of each of these what are they

• two poles

• tow borders

• two surfaces

What supplies blood to the kidney

• renal artery

• aorta

what is the venous return of the kidney

• renal vein

• caudal vena cava

The clinical correlation of the ureters in males is the fact that they can be ___________

torn in castration

The clinical correlation of the ureters in females is the fact that they can be ___________

removed in a hysterctomy