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29 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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Study of structure and relationship to function.
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Gross anatomy
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study of structure that can be dissected & observed with the unaided eye.
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Microscopic anatomy
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study of structures & details invisible to the naked eye.
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Morbid anatomy
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deviation from the normal (used for pathology). When an animal becomes diseased or its organs function abnormally.
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Systematic anatomy
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groups of organs closely related in their function that make up a body system.
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Live anatomy
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Foundation of clinical work. Within this category=surface, applied, surgical, radiological.
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Dorsal
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Structures which lie towards the back or the corresponding surface of the head & tail.
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Ventral
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structures which lie towards the belly or the equivalent surface of the head or tail.
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Cranial
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structures which lie towards the head.
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Caudal
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structures which lie towards the tail.
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Rostral
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(within the head) towards the nostrils.
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Median plane
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divides the body into 2 symmetrical right & left halves.
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Sagittal plane
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any plane parallel to the median plane
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Paramedian
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close to the median plane.
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Dorsal plane
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parallel to the dorsal surface.
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Transverse plane
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transects the head & the limbs perpendicular to its own long axis.
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Dissection
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on dead material
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observation
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essential; study of proportions, posture, bony projections, etc. (age, breed, sex, weight changes, pregnancy)
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Bones
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Identify by rigidity
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Muscles
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Contract
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Arteries
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detect by pulsation
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Percussion
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resonance when overlying skin is struck a sharp blow. Gas filled organs are more resonant than solid or fluid filled ones.
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Auscultation
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normal acttivities of certain organs produce a sound continuously or intermittently. I.e. gas or ingesta in stomach + intestines.
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Radiographical anatomy
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x-rays
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Ultrasonagraphy
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sound waves
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Endoscopy
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light tube passed through external orifices-natural or otherwise
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Skin
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covers the body & protects it from injury + many other functions. Hair coat is characteristic of mammals.
-->epidermis, dermis, subcutis/hypodermis |
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What do we need to survive?
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Nutrients
Oxygen Water Body Temperature Atmosphere |
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List the different body systems
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Respiratory
Cardiovascular Endocrine Nervous Digestive Reproductive Renal |
