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ACBS 370 Exam 1 questions withcomplete solutions
What five things make up an equine athlete? - correct answer ✔✔Conformation, athleticism, soundness,
longevity, and heart
What makes up good conformation and why is it better for horses to have good feet and legs? - correct
answer ✔✔Correct muscle and bone structure creates good conformation and balances the stress on
tendons, muscles, joints, bones, etc. Good feet and legs have less strain because of equally distributed
forces.
When selecting and evaluating a horse, what factor is most important? - correct answer
✔✔Conformation
What does it mean for a horse to have mental attributes? - correct answer ✔✔must have the heart and
strength of will to do what is asked of them
What is a blemish? - correct answer ✔✔lump, bump, scar that is an injury
What is a fault? - correct answer ✔✔a conformational flaw
what is unsoundness? - correct answer ✔✔abnormality or poor conformation that causes
lameness/unsoundness and keeps horse from performing well and without pain.
what is bone structure determined by? - correct answer ✔✔Genetics, but also influenced by Nutrition
the conformation of the horse is determined by what? what is that? - correct answer ✔✔by the
vertebral column
the horse's backbone which ties entire skeleton together as all other structures are attached to the spine
, Name the types of vertebrae, how many there are, and where they are located. (5) - correct answer
✔✔Cervical, neck, 7
Thoracic, back, 18 (first 9 withers, ribs attach here)
Lumbar, loin, 6 (where pelvis and hind legs attach)
Fused vertebrae, sacrum, 5
the Tail, 15 to 20
What do the vertebrae protect? - correct answer ✔✔the spine
Where can spinal flexion happen? - correct answer ✔✔in the neck and lumbar region
Joints in the spine are: (3) - correct answer ✔✔Occipito atloid - flexion of poll - atlas and axis (nose can
move towards and away from chest)
Cervico thorasic - btwn neck and thoracic vertebrae (allows head to go up and down)
Lumbo sacral - allows pelvis and hindquarters to rotate so hind legs can come under body for long strides
name the two shapes of vertebrae - correct answer ✔✔transverse process = wings from side to side
dorsal spinous process = projection that sticks up
how is the fore leg and shoulder attached to the spine? - correct answer ✔✔Not bone. Suspended by
soft tissue for concussion absorption
how is the hind leg attached? what problems may occur? - correct answer ✔✔attached to spine for
maximum power and leverage, but jarring can cause soundness issues
True or false?
Muscles move bone. - correct answer ✔✔true
what two muscle types are there? - correct answer ✔✔fast twitch - larger, anaerobic (no oxygen), bursts
of energy, tires quickly
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