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56 Cards in this Set
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Protuberance of the elbow
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Olecranon
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Lateral protuberance of the femur
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Greater trochanter
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Each bone of a digit
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Phalanx
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Plural of phalanx
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Phalanges
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Common name given to the metacarpal & metatarsal bone of the horse and cow
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Cannon bone
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Inbetween ribs
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Intercostal
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Where rib bone and cartilage meet
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Costochondral junction
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Covering of a bone
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Periosteum
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Inner lining of a bone
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Endosteum
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Fluid found in joint spaces
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Synovial fluid
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Inflammation of a joint
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Arthritis
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Inflammation of bone
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Osteitis
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Inflammation of bone and joints
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Osteoarthritis
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Inflammation of muscle
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Myositis
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Decreasing the angle of a joint
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Flexion
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Increasing the angle of a joint
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Extension
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Drawing limbs inward
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toward the center line
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Drawing limbs outward
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away from the center line
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Cartilage at the joint ends of long bones
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Articular
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Hollow inside of a long bone
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Medullary cavity
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Fracture where the bone is sticking out through the skin
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Compound
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Fracture where the bone bends and breaks only on the outside
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Greenstick
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Fracture containing numerous bone fragments
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Comminuted
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Movement of a joint in a circle
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Circumduction
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Connective tissue that joins muscle to bone
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Tendon
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Connective tissue that joins bone to bone
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Ligament
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Fetlock joint of the thoracic limb
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Metacarpophalangeal joint
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Pastern joint
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Proximal interphalangeal joint
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Distal interphalangeal joint
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Between P2 & P3
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Distal phalanx in the horse
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Coffin bone
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Sesamoid bone at the distal interphalangeal joint in the horse
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Navicular bone
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Medial protuberance of the pelvis in the horse and cow
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Tuber sacrale
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Lateral protuberance of the pelvis in the horse and cow
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Tuber coxae
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Caudal protuberance of the pelvis in the horse and cow
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Tuber ischii
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Digit # 1 in the dog and cat
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Dewclaw
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Muscles of the rump
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Gluteals
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Hamstring muscles
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Semimembranosus & semitendinosus
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Bony proliferation that forms at a fracture site as part of healing
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Callus
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The hock of the horse or cow
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Tarsus
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Shaft of a long bone
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Diaphysis
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Ends of a long bone
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Epiphysis
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Bones of the tail
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Coccygeal
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The hip joint
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Coxofemoral
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Bones of the backbone
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Vertebra(e)
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Portion of the backbone comprising the neck
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Cervical
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First bone of the vertebral column
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Atlas
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Second bone of the vertebral column
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Axis
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Portion of the backbone attached to ribs
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Thoracic
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Portion of the backbone comprising the lower back
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Lumbar
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Portion of the backbone that travels through the pelvis
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Sacrum
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The 3 bones of the pelvis, cranial to caudal
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ilium, pubis, ischium
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First bone of the sternum
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Manubrium
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Last bone of the sternum
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Xiphisternum
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Bones of the thoracic limb, proximal to distal
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Scapula, humerus, radius & ulna, carpal bones, metacarpus(ii), digits consisting of 3 phalanges each (P1, P2, P3
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Bones of the pelvic limb, proximal to distal
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Femur, tibia & fibula, tarsal bones, metatarsus(ii), digits consisting of 3 phalanges each (P1, P2, P3)
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Bones of the axial skeleton, cranial to caudal
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Skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum, pelvis
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