2015 JUNIOR ANATOMY
EASY
502
(easy)
Q: What is the largest bone in the horse's head?
A: Mandible (lower jaw)
TH91/HIH230-2
503
(easy)
HIH525-1
Q: What part of a horse's foot provides traction & absorbs shock?
A: Frog
504
(easy)
TH683/HS6
Q: How are the front legs attached to the main skeleton?
A: By muscles (also accept ligaments)
505
(easy)
Q: How many pairs of ribs does a horse have?
A: 18
506
(easy)
Q: How many ribs does a Percheron have?
A: 36 or 18 pairs
508
(easy)
Q: What part of the foot is between the wall & frog?
A: Sole
CAHA8/HIH230-2
CAHA8/HIH230-2
HIH505-1
509
(easy)
HIH525-1
Q: What is the name for the soft, spongy part of the horse's foot?
A: Frog
510
(easy)
Q: What is the term for the outside part of the hoof?
A: Wall
HIH505-1
511
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: The elbow, knee & fetlock are all joints on which leg?
A: Front
512
(easy)
HIH202-3
Q: The stifle, hock & fetlock are all joints on which leg?
A: Rear
513
(easy)
TH693/HIH505-1
Q: What part of the foot separates the wall & the sole?
A: White line
514
(easy)
Q: What joint is located between the fetlock & stifle?
A: Hock
HIH220-6
515
(easy)
Q: Where is the white line located?
A: Between the wall & sole
CAHA24/HIH505-1
516
(easy)
CAHA4/HH39
Q: What is the proper name for the lock of hair falling forward over the horse's face?
A: Forelock
517
(easy)
Q: What is the usual color of the horse's eye?
A: Brown
TH81/HH7/HIH465-1
518
(easy)
CAHA1/HIH220-3
Q: What part of the horse lies between the knee & fetlock?
A: Cannon
519
(easy)
Q: What is the term for the base of a horse's tail?
A: Dock or tail head
CAHA1/H2-35/DET262
520
(easy)
CAHA4/HH9
Q: What is the term for the horny growth found at the back of the fetlock?
A: Ergot
521
(easy)
TH12/BEG119-1L
Q: Which structures carry blood away from the heart?
A: Arteries
522
(easy)
CAHA1/HH8
Q: What part of the horse is located directly above the stifle?
A: Thigh
523
(easy)
TH142/HH8
Q: What is the part of the horse located between the rump & the quarter?
A: Buttocks
524
(easy)
HIH230-6
Q: 2 part question: How many pasterns does a horse have & what is the best angle?
A: 4 pasterns; 45 - 50 degree angle is best
(accept any number in range)
525
(easy)
HH37
Q: What part of the horse's anatomy is located between the coronet & the ground?
A: The hoof
526
(easy)
TH98/HS9
Q: The muscles that control leg movement terminate where?
A: At the knees & hocks
527
(easy)
Q: What is located between the elbow & the knee?
A: The forearm
HIH220-3
528
(easy)
HIH220-6
Q: What is the term for the area between the last rib & the croup?
A: Coupling or loin
529
(easy)
Q: What is another name for the fetlock joint?
A: Ankle
HIH220-3
530
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: On the front leg of a horse, which should be longer the forearm or the cannon?
A: The forearm
531
(easy)
TH154/HH8
Q: Give 2 names for the area of the horse between the loin & the buttock
A: Croup, rump
532
(easy)
TH49/HH49
Q: What part of the foot is located between the plantar cushion & the insensitive frog?
A: Sensitive frog
533
(easy)
TH98/HS9, H2-27
Q: Why is it difficult for cuts, bruises, etc. to heal below the knees or hocks?
A: There are no muscles below knees & hocks; therefore the blood supply is limited
534
(easy)
Q: What is the main purpose of the red blood cells?
A: To transport oxygen to the tissues & organs
HIH830-1
535
(easy)
HIH830-1
Q: What is the easiest way to determine if the cardiovascular system is working?
A: Heart rate or pulse
536
(easy)
HIH840-1
Q: When a horse's muscle shortens, is the muscle contracting or relaxing?
A: Contracting
537
(easy)
HIH840-1
Q: When a horse's muscle lengthens, is the muscle contracting or relaxing?
A: Relaxing
538
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: The gaskin is located between which 2 joints of the horse's rear leg?
A: Stifle & hock
539
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: What is the name of the muscular part of the hind leg above the hock?
A: Gaskin
540
(easy)
Q: The set of the feet & legs affects what?
A: The action
HIH1100-8/HH12/TH150,179
541
(easy)
TH150,179/HIH220-3
Q: What do you call the curved covering of horn over the foot?
A: Hoof
542
(easy)
Q: What is the purpose of the deep flexor tendon?
A: Flexes the hoof/leg
HIH220-3/TH696
543
(easy)
Q: What is the purpose of the extensor tendon?
A: Extends the hoof/leg
TH696/HIH220-3
544
(easy)
Q: What is the ideal slope of the shoulder?
A: 45 - 50 degrees
(accept any number in range)
HIH220-6
545
(easy)
Q: What is another name for the loin?
A: Coupling
HIH220-6
546
(easy)
TH80/HH8
Q: What is another name for the chestnuts on a horse's leg?
A: Nighteyes
547
(easy)
TH151/HIH220-3
Q: What is the name for the part of the horse located at the junction of the neck & back?
A: Withers
548
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: What do you call the measurement around the horse's body just back of the withers?
A: Girth or heartgirth
549
(easy)
FCH120/HIH230-2/HH8/CAHA1
Q: What part of the horse lies between the withers & the point of the shoulder?
A: Shoulder (also accept thorax or scapula)
550
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: Where is the gaskin located?
A: Below the stifle
(also accept above hock or between hock & stifle)
551
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: On a horse, what do you call the distinct space between the jawbone & neck?
A: Throatlatch
552
(easy)
Q: Where is the urine stored in the horse?
A: Bladder
CAHA68/H3-6
553
(easy)
HIH505-5
Q: What bone is located between the cannon bone & the short pastern?
A: Long pastern
(also accept 1st or proximal phalanx)
554
(easy)
Q: What is the purpose of the 3rd eyelid?
A: Clean eye of foreign bodies
TH126/HS4
555
(easy)
Q: Who has better hearing - you or your horse?
A: Your horse
TH121/HIH1220-2
556
(easy)
HIH505-5
Q: What bone is located at the lowest point in the hoof?
A: Coffin bone
557
(easy)
CAHA1/HH8
Q: The forearm of the horse lies between what 2 parts?
A: Arm & knee OR elbow & knee (accept either)
558
(easy)
Q: How many chambers are in a horse's heart?
A: 4
CAHA58/HIH830-1
559
(easy)
Q: What is the name of the joint above the pastern?
A: Fetlock OR ankle
HIH220-3
560
(easy)
CAHA6/H2-7
Q: What is the name of the structure that protects the vital organs?
A: Skeleton
561
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: What is the cannon?
A: Lower leg bone below the knee/hock & above the fetlock
562
(easy)
HIH220-6
Q: Sharp, prominent & well defined describes what part of the horse?
A: Withers
563
(easy)
Q: What 2 bones meet in the fetlock joint?
A: Cannon & long pastern
HIH505-5
564
(easy)
HH9/TH142/CAHA1
Q: What do you call the upper curved part of the neck?
A: Crest
565
(easy)
Q: Where is the croup?
A: Part of the back just in front of the tail
HIH220-3
566
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: The top of a horse's head just back of the ears is called what?
A: Poll
567
(easy)
HS4/TH126/HIH465-1
Q: A third eyelid or membrane in front of the eye which removes foreign bodies from the eye is called what?
A: Haw or nictitating membrane
568
(easy)
Q: What is an ergot?
A: A horny growth behind the fetlock joint
HH9
569
(easy)
HH8/CAHA4/TH128
Q: The horny growths on the insides of horses' legs are called what?
A: Chestnuts or nighteyes
570
(easy)
Q: What is the varnish-like layer of the hoof called?
A: Periople
HIH505-6/CAHA24
571
(easy)
Q: Where is the pastern found?
A: Between the coronet band & fetlock
HIH220-3
572
(easy)
HIH220-3/DET69
Q: Where is the coronet band located?
A: Hairline above the hoof OR a band around the top of the hoof from which the hoof wall grows
573
(easy)
Q: What is the band directly above the hoof called?
A: Coronet band or coronary band
HIH220-3
574
(easy)
HH9/TH142/CAHA1
Q: Where is the crest?
A: Area located under the mane OR the top line of the neck
575
(easy)
HS4/TH126
Q: In connection with the eye, what does the term "haw" mean?
A: Third eyelid or nictitating membrane
576
(easy)
HIH220-6
Q: What part of the top line has no bone structure for support other than the lumbar vertebrae?
A: Loin or coupling
577
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: What is another term for the trunk area of the horse?
A: Barrel
578
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: What do you call the area at the end of the head, which includes the lips & nostrils?
A: Muzzle
579
(easy)
HIH830-1
Q: What is the largest muscular organ of the cardiovascular system?
A: Heart
580
(easy)
HIH830-2
Q: What could cause the heart rate to increase?
A: Increased activity/exercise, anxiety/stress, illness, fever
(only need to give one)
581
(easy)
Q: What is the largest tissue mass in a horse's body?
A: Muscles
HIH840-1
582
(easy)
HIH100-3
Q: Define the exact area of your horse's heartgirth.
A: Belly area directly behind the front legs OR measurement around the body just back of the withers
583
(easy)
Q: Where is the horse known for being ticklish?
A: Flank
HH8
584
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: Where is the throatlatch on a horse located?
A: Where the jawbone & neck connect OR space between the jawbone & neck
585
(easy)
Q: What is located between the back & the croup?
A: Loin or coupling
HIH220-3,6
586
(easy)
Q: What joint is located between the hock & the hip?
A: Stifle
HIH220-3
587
(easy)
HIH220-3/HH8
Q: Name the part of the horse's back just in front of the tail.
A: Croup or rump
588
(easy)
Q: Where is the coffin bone?
A: In the foot
HIH505-5
589
(easy)
Q: What are chestnuts?
A: Horny growths on the inside of a horse's legs
HH8/CAHA4/TH128
590
(easy)
Q: What is located between the forehead & muzzle?
A: Face
HIH220-3
591
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: What joint is located between the shoulder & knee?
A: Elbow
592
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: What joint is located between the elbow & fetlock?
A: Knee
593
(easy)
HIH220-3
Q: The part of the horse between the withers & loin is called what?
A: Back
594
(easy)
Q: What is the main role of the hindquarters?
A: Propulsion
HIH220-6/TH152
595
(easy)
HH39/TH129
Q: What is the purpose of the long feeler hairs around the muzzle?
A: Help the horse make contact with his surroundings especially in the dark
596
(easy)
HH4,8/TH80
Q: What is a common name for a horny growth on the inside of the legs sometimes referred to as nighteyes?
It's also a term used to describe a coat color
A: Chestnut
597
(easy)
HIH220-6
Q: What part of the horse is important in keeping the saddle in place?
A: Withers
598
(easy)
Q: The cornea, sclera, choroid, iris & retina are all parts of what?
A: The eye
HIH465-1
599
(easy)
BEG119
Q: To which side of the heart does blood return from the body?
A: Right
600
(easy)
H1-34
Q: Cowlicks commonly occur on what part of the horse?
A: Head, neck or throatlatch
(only need to give one)
601
(easy)
ADV321-2
Q: The sole of the hoof is flatter on which pair of feet, front or rear?
A: Front
602
(easy)
ADV325-2
Q: Which system in the horse consists of the blood, blood vessels & heart?
A: Cardiovascular or circulatory
603
(easy)
Q: The term "respiration rate" refers to what.
A: Number of breaths taken per minute
HIH810
604
(easy)
HH48 picture/TH695
Q: The wall of a horse's hoof will be thickest in which area?
A: Toe
605
(easy)
HIH505-7
Q: What part of the horse's foot contains the greatest amount of moisture?
A: Frog
606
(easy)
HH8
Q: Nighteyes is another name for what structure on the horse?
A: Chestnuts
607
(easy)
HIH465-1
Q: What is the term for the opening in the iris of a horse's eye?
A: Pupil
608
(easy)
Q: Where are the cervical vertebrae located?
A: Neck
HIH230-2
609
(easy)
Q: How many cervical vertebrae does a horse have?
A: 7
HIH230-2/TH96
610
(easy)
Q: The horse's eye is lubricated by what fluid?
A: Tears or lacrimal fluid
HIH465-2/CAHA4-5
611
(easy)
HIH465-1
Q: What structure is the first protection for the horse's eye?
A: Eyelids
612
(easy)
HIH505-7
Q: What part of the horse's foot contains the least amount of moisture?
A: The wall
613
(easy)
HIH810-1
Q: When breathing, what is the main gas that's exhaled?
A: Carbon dioxide
614
(easy)
HIH230-2 H2-35
Q: What is another name for the horse's shoulder blade?
A: Scapula
615
(easy)
Q: What is another name for the scapula?
A: Shoulder blade
HIH230-2/H2-35
616
(easy)
Q: What is the correct term for the lower jawbone?
A: Mandible
CAHA41/H2-6
617
(easy)
Q: What is the mandible?
A: Lower jawbone
CAHA41/H2-6
618
(easy)
HIH230-1
Q: The durability of a horse to do work depends on what?
A: On his action OR his feet & legs
JUNIOR BONUS
966
(junior bonus)
Q: What are the 3 main bones of the foot?
A: Coffin, navicular, short pastern
TH98
967
(junior bonus)
HIH830-1
Q: Name 3 functions of the blood.
A: Transports nutrients, transports gases (oxygen & carbon dioxide), transports hormones, removes waste,
fights infections, regulates pH, clotting (prevents blood loss), regulates body temperature, regulates blood
pressure
968
(junior bonus)
TH120
Q: Name the 3 primary specialized sensory organs of the horse's nervous system.
A: Eyes, ears, nose
969
(junior bonus)
Q: Name 3 parts of the circulatory system.
A: Heart, arteries, veins, capillaries
TH111
970
(junior bonus)
Q: Name 3 of the horse’s body fluids.
HIH425-2,3
A. Feces, urine, tears, sweat, saliva
971
(junior bonus)
INT223-2
Q: Starting at the poll, name the 6 parts of the horse that comprise the entire topline.
A: Poll, crest, withers, back, loin/coupling, croup
972
(junior bonus)
HH10/TH152;
Q: Give 2 reasons why it's important to have a deep heart-girth with well-sprung ribs.
A: Respiratory capacity & digestive capacity
973
(junior bonus)
Q: Name 3 of the parts of a horse's front leg below the knee.
A: Cannon, fetlock or ankle, coronet band, pastern, hoof
HIH220-3
974
(junior bonus)
CAHA 6
Q: Name 3 bones of the lower leg below the knee or hock.
A: Cannon, splint, long pastern, short pastern, coffin, navicular, sesamoid
975
(junior bonus)
Q: Name 3 joints on the front leg.
A: Shoulder, elbow, knee, fetlock or ankle, pastern, coffin
HIH220-3
976
(junior bonus)
HIH535-2
Q: Name 4 parts of the horse's foot.
A: Toe, heel, wall, white line, frog, sole, buttress, quarter, bulb, bar, apex of frog, cleft of frog, periople, seat of
corn, commissure/collateral groove/sulci
977
(junior bonus)
Q: Name 3 joints on the hind leg.
A: Sacroiliac, hip, stifle, hock, fetlock or ankle, pastern, coffin
HIH220-3
978
(junior bonus)
TH89
Q: The horse's body is made up of 9 systems. Name 3.
A: Skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory/cardiovascular, digestive, reproductive, nervous, endocrine,
integumentary/skin
979
(junior bonus)
TH90
Q: Give the 3 main purposes of the horse's skeleton.
A: Provides framework, protects internal organs, locomotion, stores minerals, produces blood cells