<p> 2010 State FFA CDE Horse Evaluation & Selection Team Problem</p><p>1. The science that refers to the gross and microscopic parts of horses and other equids is known as:</p><p> a. Anatomy</p><p> b. Conformation</p><p> c. Soundness</p><p> d. Physiology</p><p>2. What digestive structure does the horse not have?</p><p> a. Gallbladder</p><p> b. Liver</p><p> c. Pancreas</p><p> d. Small intestine</p><p>3. Where does the mare ovulate from?</p><p> a. Cervix</p><p> b. Uterus</p><p> c. Oviduct</p><p> d. Ovulation Fossa</p><p>4. A bony enlargement surrounding the bones of the pastern is called?</p><p> a. Bone Spavin</p><p> b. Splint</p><p> c. Curb</p><p> d. Ring Bone</p><p>5. Horses have how many incisors in the upper jaw?</p><p> a. 3 b. 4</p><p> c. 6</p><p> d. 8</p><p>6. Where is the primary site of fiber digestion?</p><p> a. Large Intestine</p><p> b. Small Intestine</p><p> c. Stomach</p><p> d. Pancreas</p><p>7. Bones are held together by what?</p><p> a. Synovial Fluid</p><p> b. Ligaments</p><p> c. Tendons</p><p> d. Joints</p><p>8. A horse has how many pairs of chromosomes?</p><p> a. 30</p><p> b. 32</p><p> c. 34</p><p> d. 36</p><p>9. The hormone secreted by the pancreas to control blood sugar levels is what?</p><p> a. Glycogen</p><p> b. Progesterone</p><p> c. Glucose d. Insulin</p><p>10. What is the name of the small boat shaped bone located behind the coffin joint in the hoof?</p><p> a. Navicular Bone</p><p> b. Long Pastern</p><p> c. Short Pastern</p><p> d. Coffin Bone</p><p>11. A functional unit of the lung where gas exchange occurs in known as what?</p><p> a. Alveoli</p><p> b. Bronchi</p><p> c. Bronchioles</p><p> d. Guttural Pouch</p><p>12. The average length of estrus for a horse is?</p><p> a. 2-3 days</p><p> b. 3-7 days</p><p> c. 10-13 days</p><p> d. 15-18 days</p><p>13. There are about how many bones in the horse’s body?</p><p> a. 155</p><p> b. 165</p><p> c. 175</p><p> d. 185</p><p>14. A hoof is divided into three parts. They are the toe, heel and which other part? a. Hoof Wall</p><p> b. Frog</p><p> c. Sole</p><p> d. Quarter</p><p>15. The horse’s heart weighs approximately how many pounds?</p><p> a. 8</p><p> b. 10</p><p> c. 12</p><p> d. 14</p><p>16. A full grown horse that weighs about 1,000 pounds contains approximately how many gallons of blood?</p><p> a. 9</p><p> b. 11</p><p> c. 13</p><p> d. 15</p><p>17. What bone of the horse is the same length throughout their whole life?</p><p> a. Coffin</p><p> b. Cannon</p><p> c. Femur</p><p> d. Ulna</p><p>18. A horse’s gaskin is located where?</p><p> a. Hind Leg</p><p> b. Front Leg</p><p> c. Between the Ears d. Top of the Tail head</p><p>19. What are the three sections that make up the small intestine?</p><p> a. Caecum, Large Colon, Small Colon</p><p> b. Duodenum, Oesphageal, Caecum</p><p> c. Duodenum, Jejenum, Ilium</p><p> d. Caecum, Rectum, Pancreas</p><p>20. The horse’s digestive tract is approximately how many feet long?</p><p> a. 100</p><p> b. 300</p><p> c. 200</p><p> d. 50</p><p>21. Where is Bile produced?</p><p> a. Pancreas</p><p> b. Gall Bladder</p><p> c. Duodenum</p><p> d. Liver</p><p>22. The large intestine has many changes of direction throughout its length; these are known as ______and are vulnerable to blockages (colic).</p><p> a. Twists</p><p> b. Pivots</p><p> c. Bends d. Flexures</p><p>23. Where on the horse would you find the ‘White Line’?</p><p> a. On the back</p><p> b. Around the muzzle</p><p> c. In the mouth</p><p> d. In the foot</p><p>24. What is the triangular shaped formation in the sole of the horse’s foot that is used for traction and a ‘secondary heart’?</p><p> a. Frog</p><p> b. Lizard</p><p> c. Turtle</p><p> d. Squid</p><p>25. How many bones make up the pastern of the horse?</p><p> a. 1</p><p> b. 2</p><p> c. 3</p><p> d. 4</p>