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14 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 head types in dogs? Give examples.
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Doliocephilic-greyhound
Mesaticephalic-labrador Bracycephalic-bull dog |
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Which dog head has the greatest range in sight. Example.
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Doliocephilic-greyhound
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What are the 2 basic components that the skeleton is divided into?
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Axial and Appendicular
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What is the process in which bones develope and grow?
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Ossification (the differentiation of cels into osteoblasts). happens from 1 degree and 2 degress ossification centers.
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What are sutures?
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Gaps of non-ossified tissue that remain between individual bones during growth from sutures.
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What are the 2 general functions of the skeleton?
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support and storage
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Describe the Axial skeleton?
What disorder does many dogs have? |
bones that make up skull, vertiebral column, ribcage, and sternum
IV (intervertebral disc) disorder (esp. cocker spaniels, dachhounds, and bassets) |
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What is the function of the skull?
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Houses and protects the brain and special senses
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What is the function of the vertebral column?
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To protect the spinal cord and support the skull
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What is the function of the rib cage?
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To assist with ventilation and protect main organs
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What is the appendicular skeleton? What are the 2 main regions?
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Bones of the limbs and pelvic girdle. Thoracic and pelvic
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What famous person is the 6 toed cat associated with?
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Hemmingway
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What are the verebral column regions and #'s?
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cervical-7
thoracic-13 lumbar-7 sacral-3 caudal-20-23 |
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What are the functions of the coverings and linings of the body?
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Protection, chemical exchange, secretions, support, storage, sensory
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