Hippology Questions Week #4 & Week #3 Answers

Week #4 – Due by 2/08/2009 – Terms

1. Colt is to stallion as filly is to
a. gelding
b. mare
c. pony
d. foal

2. Stifle is to knee as hock is to
a. toe
b. hamstring
c. ankle
d. hip

3. Hay is to fiber as grain is to
a. starch
b. vitamins
c. growth
d. calories

4. Pawing is to colic as squinting is to
a. bright light
b. blindness
c. cataracts
d. eye pain

5. In these pairs, pick out the correctly spelled word. (Each correct answer will be worth one-quarter point):

a) Shetland

b) Sheatland

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c) dresage

d) dressage

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e) equatation

f) equitation

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g) showmenship

h) showmanship




Here is a link to a site about famous horses:

http://www.horse- races.net/ library/links- famous.htm



Week #3 – Due by 2/01/2009 – Teeth

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

Caps

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

False

3. In what bone are the lower teeth found?

Mandible

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

True

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

Into the mid-20s

Hippology Contest/Questions

Hi Everyone!
The new series of weekly hippology questions has started. They will be posted here on the blog or check out the Yahoo Hippology group. Cheryl Mendenhall is the moderator of the Hippology Yahoo group and she is having a contest. The member with the most correct answers to the questions posted will win a hippo at the end of the series. Answers to the weekly questions will need to be emailed to her at beakymcgee@verizon.net. She is keeping track of everyone in the contest. Scores can be viewed on the database section of the group. If you want to participate in the contest a yahoo account and a membership in the Hippologers group is required to get into the group (free). The contest is open to all so lets get some Clark County members in there!

Here are this weeks questions;

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

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

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

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

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