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25 Cards in this Set
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What is the vertebral formula for the dog? For the cat?
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C7 T13 L7 S3 Ca 20-23
C7 T13 L7 S3 Ca 18-21 |
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What are the parts of the axial skeleton?
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Head (Skull and Mandible), Hyoid apparatus and Larynx Cartilage, Vertebrae, Ribs, and Sternum
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What is the central space of a vertebra called?
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Vertebral foramen (spinal canal)
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What are the two main parts of a vertebra?
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Body and vertebral arch
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What comprises the vertebral arch?
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Pedicle and lamina
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What is the first cervical vertebra called? The second?
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1) Atlas
2) Axis |
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What is the "yes" joint? The "no" joint?
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The atlanto-occipital joint
The Atlantoaxial joint |
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What holds the dens against the fovea dentis of the atlas?
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The transverse ligament
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What is unique about C7 vs. other cervical vertebrae?
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Caudal costal fovea
Single transverse process (no cranial or dorsal part) |
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What is unique about T11?
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Anticlinal spinous process
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What unique features characterize lumbar vertebrae?
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Cranially oriented spinous and transverse processes.
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Where is a lumbar CSF tap given in the dog?
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L5/L6 or L6/L7 space in dog
Lumbosacral junction in cats |
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Which has longer (relatively) lumbar vertebrae? Dog or cat?
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Cat
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What surface of the sacrum articulates with the pelvis?
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Auricular face
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What is unique about Ca4 - Ca6 caudal vertebrae with respect to the remainder of caudal vertebrae?
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Ventral Hemal Arch and Hemal Process
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What kind of joint is an intervertebral joint?
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Facet joint
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What is located between vertebrae? What are the parts of this structure?
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Intervertebral discs.
1) Anulus fibrosis 2) Nucleus pulposus |
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How many rib pairs are there in dogs and cats? How many sternebrae?
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13 pairs
8 sternebrae |
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What ligament connects and holds the heads of the left and right ribs in place?
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Intercapital Ligaments
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What ligament courses between the axis and the T1 vertebrae? Is this present in the dog, cat, or both?
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Nuchal ligament
Dog only |
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What ligament is located on the dorsal surface of vertebral bodies, ventral to the spinal cord?
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Dorsal longitudinal ligament
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What ligament is located on the ventral surface of vertebral bodies?
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Ventral longitudinal ligament
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What ligaments span between vertebral spinous processes? What is unique about these in dogs?
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Intraspinous ligaments.
Skeletal muscle in dog (in the cervical region) |
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What ligaments course between transverse processes?
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Intertransverse ligaments
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What ligaments course between vertebral arches dorsally?
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Interarcuate ligaments (ligamentum flava, yellow ligament)
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