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36 Cards in this Set
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What are the four orders?
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Monotremata
Primates Marsupialia Eutheria |
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What is the average life span for the cat and its gestulation period?
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15 years and 9 weeks
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Anterior
(Cranial) |
towards the head
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Posterior
Caudal |
towards the tail
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Dorsal
superior |
towards the backbone
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ventral
inferior |
towards the belly
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lateral
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towards the side
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medial
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towards the midline
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proximal
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lying near the point of reference
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distal
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lying further from the point of reference
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transverse
cross section |
perpendicular to the long axis of the body
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sagittal
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a longitudinal section separating the body into right and left sides
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frontal
coronal |
a longitudinal section dividing the specimen into dorsal and ventral parts
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Scientific name for the cat
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Felis domestica
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head
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cranial
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neck
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cervical
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trunk
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thoracic and abdominal
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tail
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caudal
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Forelimb
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Brachium
Antebracium wrist, palm, digits (manus) |
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hind limb
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thigh
shank (Crus) ankle, sole, digits, (pes) |
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How is the claw positioned?
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It is hinged in such a way that the claw can be extended or retracted
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Tori?
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Epidermal thickenings on the walking surfaces of the feet.
They have friction pads form cushions upon which the cat walks. 7 tori on each forepaw and 5 on the hind paws |
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External Nares
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nostrils
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Pinnae
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Flaps of the ears
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Nictitating Memebrane
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Third eyelid
Can be extended laterally over the eyeball helping to moisten and cleanse the eye |
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Vibrissae
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Whiskers
Sensory hairs |
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How many mammary glands?
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At least 5 pairs on each cat
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Axilla
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between the thorax and arms
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Perineum
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the area around the urogenital and anale openings
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Where is the anus found?
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Found ventral to the base of the tail
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Where is the scrotum found
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a pouch located anterior to the anus
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Where is the urogenital found
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located ventral to the anus
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Head
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cranial
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Neck
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cervical
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Trunk
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Thoracic
Lumbar Sacra |
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Tail
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Caudal
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