Vet Tech Nursing 1 Study Guide 4

Front 1

Biped

Back 1

animal with two feet

Front 2

Invertebrata

Back 2

does not have backbone or spine

Front 3

Mitosis

Back 3

process of cell division

Front 4

Organic matter

Back 4

animal and vegetable (living) matter

Front 5

Organism

Back 5

an individual form of life

Front 6

Parturition

Back 6

act of giving birth

Front 7

Phalanges

Back 7

plural of phalanx

Front 8

Phalanx

Back 8

any principal bone segment of the digits of vertebrates

Front 9

Quadruped

Back 9

animal having four feet

Front 10

Striated

Back 10

striped

Front 11

Vertebrata

Back 11

animal with a vertebral column or backbone

Front 12

Osteology

Back 12

the study of bone

Front 13

Femur

Back 13

upper bone in hind limb

Front 14

Humerus

Back 14

large bone of the forelimb, between the shoulder and the elbow

Front 15

Sternum

Back 15

Breast bone, bone on ventral chest

Front 16

scapula

Back 16

shoulder blade

Front 17

axial skeleton

Back 17

bones of the skull, vertebral column, ribs and sternum

Front 18

appendicular skeleton

Back 18

bones of the limbs

Front 19

condyle

Back 19

rounded projection

Front 20

facet

Back 20

small, smooth area

Front 21

foramen

Back 21

opening in bone

Front 22

fossa

Back 22

basinlike depression

Front 23

meatus

Back 23

passage or opening

Front 24

process

Back 24

any projection

Front 25

sinus

Back 25

cavity or channel

Front 26

spine

Back 26

sharp projection

Front 27

suture

Back 27

seam

Front 28

mandible

Back 28

movable portion of the skull; lower jaw

Front 29

Vertebral formulas

Back 29

# of each type of vertebra in different species

Front 30

canine and feline

Back 30

C-7, T-13, L-7, S-3, Cy-6 to 23

Front 31

ungulates

Back 31

animals with hooves

Front 32

Clavicle

Back 32

collarbone

Front 33

Ulna

Back 33

more lateral of the two bones distal to the elbow(next to the radius)

Front 34

Radius

Back 34

more medial bone of two bones distal to the elbow(next to the ulna)

Front 35

Carpus

Back 35

corresponds to wrist of human

Front 36

Metacarpal

Back 36

distal to carpal bone

Front 37

Phalanges

Back 37

bones of the digits

Front 38

pelvis

Back 38

girdle of bone encircling the caudal abdomen and providing attachment for the hind legs

Front 39

femur

Back 39

upper bone in hind limb

Front 40

patella

Back 40

bone over the stifle joint

Front 41

tibia

Back 41

more medial and larger of the two bones distal to the stifle joint

Front 42

fibula

Back 42

more lateral and smaller of the two bones distal to the stifle joint(next to the tibia)

Front 43

tarsus

Back 43

corresponding to the human ankle

Front 44

metatarsals

Back 44

bones distal to the tarsus

Front 45

arthrology

Back 45

the study of joints

Front 46

flexion*

Back 46

bending at a joint, as the elbow

Front 47

extension*

Back 47

straightening or unbending of a joint;this movement is the opposit of flexion

Front 48

rotation*

Back 48

movement that turns a body part on its own axis, such as the turning of the head

Front 49

circumduction*

Back 49

a movement describing a circle

Front 50

arthritis

Back 50

acute of chronic inflammation of one or more joints

Front 51

bursitis

Back 51

inflammation of bursa

Front 52

chondroma

Back 52

tumor of cartilage cell origin

Front 53

desmitis

Back 53

inflammation of a ligament

Front 54

osteitis

Back 54

inflammation of bone

Front 55

osteoarthritis

Back 55

degenerative joint disease affecting articular cartilage and the synovial membranes

Front 56

osteochondritis

Back 56

inflammation of cartilage of bone

Front 57

osteoma

Back 57

bone tissue tumor

Front 58

osteomalacia

Back 58

softening of bone

Front 59

osteoporosis

Back 59

abnormal loss of bone density

Front 60

osteosarcoma

Back 60

malignant bone tumor

Front 61

synovitis

Back 61

inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint

Front 62

tendonitis

Back 62

inflammation of a tendon

Front 63

myology

Back 63

the study of muscle

Front 64

azygous

Back 64

not paired

Front 65

bi-, tri-, quadri-

Back 65

two, three and four

Front 66

externus

Back 66

external or outer

Front 67

gracilis

Back 67

slender

Front 68

latissimus

Back 68

wide

Front 69

longissimus

Back 69

long

Front 70

longus

Back 70

long

Front 71

medius

Back 71

intermediate

Front 72

orbiculuris

Back 72

surrounding

Front 73

rectus

Back 73

straight

Front 74

mastication

Back 74

process of grinding or chewing food

Front 75

atrophy

Back 75

wasting away of muscle tissue

Front 76

myalgia

Back 76

muscle pain or pain in the muscle

Front 77

myoma

Back 77

a tumor of muscular tissue

Front 78

myopathy

Back 78

any abnormal condition or disease of the muscular tissue

Front 79

myositis

Back 79

inflammation of voluntary muscle

Front 80

tentany

Back 80

spasms or abnormal contracture of muscle

Front 81

sire

Back 81

male parent

Front 82

dam

Back 82

female parent

Front 83

tie

Back 83

mating behavior of dogs during which the male's swollen penis is kept within the vagina by muscular spasm

Front 84

bitch

Back 84

female dog who has the ability to reproduce

Front 85

whelping

Back 85

giving birth to puppies

Front 86

queen

Back 86

female cat who has the ability to reproduce

Front 87

gestation

Back 87

length of time from conception to birth

Front 88

queening

Back 88

cat giving birth

Front 89

tom

Back 89

male cat

Front 90

zoonotic

Back 90

disease transmissible between animals and humans

Front 91

adduction*

Back 91

movement that draws a body part toward the mid-line of the body

Front 92

abduction*

Back 92

movement that draws a body part away from the mid-line of the body

Front 93

cranium

Back 93

portion of the skull en casing the brain

Front 94

myosarcoma

Back 94

a malignant tumor composed of muscular tissue