The nurse is reviewing a CBC result on a pregnant client. Before reporting results to the physician, what does the nurse recognize as an expected change in the hematologic system that occurs in pregnancy?    

Correctly identify the developmental orthopedic disease by matching the description of the growth plate disturbance with the type of DOD it represents. (*NOTE: not all answers will be used).

What are the last pair of ribs called if they are not attached to adjacent ribs? {+1 bonus point}

If a horse had a pelvic (hip) angle of 18 degrees, which of these statements would apply?

Correctly identify the tarsal (hock) bones in the figure by matching the lettered arrows with the correct name (*NOTE: not all bone names will be used).  

⭐BONUS QUESTIONS⭐ – For each bonus question, you will either earn full credit for a complete answer, or no credit for an incomplete or wrong answer (no partial credit will be awarded).

The five regions of the horse’s spine are listed below. List them in the order they occur (where 1=closest to the head, 5=closest to tail) AND provide the number of vertebrae in each region. Lumbar Caudal Sacral Cervical Thoracic

True or False?  An extended trot has a faster tempo than a collected trot.

TRUE/FALSE – for questions #27 – 34, determine whether the statement is true or false. {1 pt each}

True or False?  With the exception of the sacroiliac joint, the horse’s spine is relatively inflexible from the withers to the tail head.