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29 Cards in this Set
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Name the 5 bone classifications
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Long
Short Irregular Flat Sesamoid |
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What is a condyle?
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A large round articular surface that is somewhat cylindrical.
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What bones of the body are characterized by the 2 knuckle like condyles?
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distal end of femur and humerus
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What is a foraman?
(pl. foramina) |
A hole in a bone that allows for the passage of blood vessels and nerves.
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What is the the Foramen Magnum?
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the major foramen located at the base/back of the skull that allows for the passage of the spinal cord to the brain
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What is the obturator foramen?
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foramen located on the pelvis. It is theorized that they are there to lighten the pelvis since very few blood vessels or nerves pass though here.
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What is a groove?
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long narrow furrow on a bone that accommodates a tendon, bone or nerve.
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What is a trochanter?
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Large blunt, roughened process on the FEMUR where leg muscles attach
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What is a tubercule?
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Bony process on HUMERUS for attachment of ligaments, tendons and or muscles
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What is the ischiatic tuberosity?
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the bony process/end of the ischium on the pelvis (the "sit" bones)
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What is the tibial tuberosity?
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bony process on front of tibia ("shin" bones)
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Define Axial skeleton
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The bones of the head and trunk that are located along the central axis of the body. Consist of bones and cartilage that protect soft structures of head, neck & trunk. Ex-skull, spine
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Define Appendicular skeleton
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bones of the limbs, including limb girdles (scapula and pelvis)
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Define Visceral skeleton
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bones that form and are embedded in soft tissue/organs
ex: Os cordis-bone in heart of sheep and cattle that supports heart valves Os Rostri-bone in nose of pigs Os Penis-bone in penis of some carnivores like dogs, raccoons, walruses and beavers |
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Occipital bone is located where?
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back of the skull
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What are the maxilla and mandible?
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the upper and lower jaw
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What is the zygomatic arch?
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lower part of eye orbit, cheekbone in small animals
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What is the Vertebral formula for Canines and felines?
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C7 T13 L7 S3 Cy3-24
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What is the vertebral formula for Equines?
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C7 T18 L6 S5 Cy15-21
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How many pair of ribs in a dog or cat?
How many in the horse? |
13 pairs
18 pairs |
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How does the radius and ulna differ in the horse versus dogs and cats?
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In horses, these bones are not 2 separate bones but instead are fused.
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The horse is missing which metacarpal bones?
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I and V are no longer present in horses
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In most animals, the accessory carpal bone sits medially or laterally?
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The accessory carpal bone sits laterally
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Name the 3 metacarpal bones of the Equine along with their common names
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Metacarpal bone II-medial splint bone
Metacarpal bone III-cannon bone Metacarpal bone IV-lateral splint bone |
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Name the 3 digits/phalanges of the Equine
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Proximal Phalanx-P1, long pastern bone
Middle Phalanx-P2, short pastern bone Distal Phalanx-P3, P3 coffin bone |
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Where are the Proximal sesamoid bones located?
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behind the Proximal phalanx, P1 bone
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Where is the Distal sesamoid bone located?
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Behind the P3 bone. AKA the Navicular bone
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What is the Os Coxae?
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The entire pelvis (hip, coxal bones, pelvis)
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True or false?
The fibula is a reduced bone in Equines similar to the radius and ulna of the thoracic limb? |
true
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