Week #3 Hippology Questions & Week #2 Answers

Week #3 – Due by 2/01/2009 – Teeth

1. What term describes deciduous teeth that remain attached to erupted permanent teeth?

2. T/F - Canine teeth and wolf teeth are the same.

3. In what bone are the lower teeth found?

4. T/F - A horse has hypsodont teeth.

5. Incisors and cheek teeth continue to erupt until what age?


Here is a website that has a lot of interesting horse teeth information:

http://www.equisearch.com/horsescare/health/dentistry/teeth082404

Answers for Week #2

Organ Systems

Which body part in the following sequences does not belong to the organ system indicated?

1. Digestive System: mouth, heart, stomach, intestines, jejunum HEART

2. Respiratory System: larynx, trachea, lungs, duodenum, bronchi DUODENUM

3. Circulatory System: plasma, thyroid gland, blood, heart, arteries THYROID GLAND

4. Urinary System: spleen, bladder, ureters, kidneys, urethra SPLEEN

5. Central Nervous System: brain, pituitary gland, spinal cord, spinal fluid, cerebellum PITUITARY GLAND