Veterinary Surgery and Radiology- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024

• Equine Shoulder Sweeney:
• Sweeney refers to pronounced neurogenic atrophy of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles of the equine shoulder.
• Caused by direct trauma or stretch injury to the suprascapular nerve as it courses across the cranial border and neck of the scapula, lacking protective bony coverage.
• Denervation causes muscle wasting, leaving the scapular spine prominently exposed with lateral subluxation of the shoulder joint during weight-bearing ("shoulder slip").
• nalysis:
• (Supra-scapular): Correct nerve.

Correct option: (4) Supra-scapular

• Cerebellar Peduncles:
• The cerebellum is connected to the brainstem via three pairs of cerebellar peduncles:

• Brachium conjunctivum (Superior cerebellar peduncle): Connects to mesencephalon.
• Brachium pontis (Middle cerebellar peduncle): Connects to pons.
• Corpus restiforme (Inferior cerebellar peduncle): Connects to medulla oblongata.
  • Corpus trapezoideum (Trapezoid body):

• transverse auditory fiber tract located in the ventral tegmentum of the pons / medulla oblongata, NOT a component of the cerebellum.
• nalysis:
• (Corpus trapezoideum): Correct (not part of the cerebellum).

• Anatomy of the Prepubic Tendon (Tendo praepubicus):
• The prepubic tendon is a robust, transverse fibrous plate attached firmly to the cranial border of the pubis (pecten ossis pubis) and iliopectineal eminences.
• It receives the strong, bilateral terminal tendon of insertion of the Rectus abdominis muscles, as well as the aponeuroses of the gracilis and pectineus muscles.
• (Rupture of the prepubic tendon is an emergency in pregnant draft mares).
• nalysis:
• (Prepubic tendon): Correct.

Correct option: (3) Prepubic tendon