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67 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Directional term: Away from the ground; backside (back, spine)
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Dorsal
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Directional term: Toward the ground; frontside (stomach, chest area)
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Ventral
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Directional term: Towards the head
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Cranial
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Directional term: Towards the tail
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Caudal
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Directional term: A part on the head in front
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Rostral
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What is a view from "Front to back" ?
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- Dorsal Palmer
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Directional Term: The surface below the proximal ends of the carpus directed caudally
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Palmer
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What direction is Dorsal?
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Away from ground; backside
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What direction is Ventral?
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Towards the ground; bellyside
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What direction is Cranial?
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Towards the head
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What direction is Caudal?
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Towards the tail
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What is the direction of Rostral?
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Part on front of head; towards the nail
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What is the direction of Palmer?
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Surface below the proximal ends of the carpus directed caudally?
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Directional Term: The Surface below the proximal end of the tarsus directed caudally. Opp. side of the dorsal side
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Plantar
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What is the surface of Plantar?
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below the proximal end of the tarsus directed caudally
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What is the direction of Anterior?
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Toward the belly
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What direction is Posterior?
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Toward the back
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Directional Term: Farther from the median plane
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Lateral
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What is Lateral?
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Farther from the median plane
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Directional Term: nearest the trunk or point of origin of a limb, vessel, nerve or organ
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Proximal
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What is Proximal?
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Nearest the point of origin
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Directional Term: Nearer the surface
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Superficial
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What is superficial?
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Nearer the surface
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Directional Term: Farther from the surface
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Deep
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What is Deep?
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Farther from the surface
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Directional Term: Distant from its point of origin; near the surface of the body
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Peripheral
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What plane divides the body into "equal" left and right portions?
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Midsagittal; also known as Medial
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What plane divides the body into "unequal" right and left parts?
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Sagittal
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What plane divides the body into cranial and caudal parts that are not necessarily equal?
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Transverse
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Superior
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Top half of frontal plane; closer to head part of body
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Inferior
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Bottom half of frontal plane; closer to feet, (paws)
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What is Medial plane?
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Inner side of legs
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What is Lateral?
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Outer side of legs
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What is Dorsal recumbency?
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Lying on back
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What is Ventral recumbency?
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Lying on stomch
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What is Lateral recumbency?
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Lting on side
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What is the body cavity of the Thorax, and what is its lining?
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-Pleural cavity
-lined by the pleura |
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What is the body cavity of the Abdomen, and what is its lining?
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-Peritoneal cavity
-lined by the peritoneum |
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What is the body cavity of the Pelvic, and what is its lining?
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-Pelvic cavity
-lined by the peritoneum |
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Red bone marrow is the site of new blood cell production, including :
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Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
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What do bones serve as a storehouse of?
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Minerals
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What are the minerals that bones serve as a storehouse of ?
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Chiefly calcium and phosphorus
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What do bones act as; and for what ?
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Act as Levers;
For Muscle action |
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What do bones provide for support of the body?
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Structural rigidity
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What do bones serve for, whats their purpose?
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To protect internal organs
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What is another name for Thrombocytes?
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Platelets
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What are Tendons and ligaments?
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Connective tissue sttructures
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What are Tendons and Ligaments made of?
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Regular dense white fibrous connective tissue
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Tendons and Ligaments are very strong and have a lot of ...?
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Tensile strength
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Why are Tendons and Ligaments very strong?
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Because of Parallel arrangement of strong collagen fibers
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At joints, what do ligaments do ?
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Connect and hold bones together
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What do Tendons serve to do?
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Connect and hold muscle attached to bone
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"Spongy bone"
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Cancellous bone
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Where are Cancellous bones found?
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On the inside of the ends of long and flat bones
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Where is Red bone marrow found?
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Within the small spaces of spongy bone
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Where is Red Bone Marrow found in young growing animals?
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Inside of the medullary cavity of the shaft (diaphysis) of long bones
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In mature animals, where is Red bone marrow located?
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In the shaft of the long bones, thats been replaced with yellow bone marrow
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Where are two places that some cancellous bone could easily be obtained; simpple procedure?
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Proximal humerus and the Wing of ilium
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What is the procedure for cancellous bones?
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Drill a hole through the cortex (compact bone) of the bone, and then use an instrument called a curet to scoop some spongy bone out from the inside of the bone
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Where are the growth plates located (physis) in the long bones of young growing animals?
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Growth plates are located at each end of the diaphysis (shaft) where the diaphysis and the epiphysis meet.
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What is a weight bearing digit?
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Principal digit
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What are all other digits (dewclaws)?
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Non-Weight bearing
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Flexion-
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bending of a joint
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Abduction-
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Movement away from the body
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Adduction-
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Movement toward the body
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Extension-
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Straightening of a joint
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What is the joint between roots of teeth and the tooth sockets in the upper jaw bone(maxilla) and the lower jaw bone(mandible)
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Gomphosis
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