Veterinary Anatomy

Front 1

Flat bones

Back 1

skull, mandible

Front 2

Short Bones

Back 2

Phalanges, Caudal vertebra

Front 3

Long Bones

Back 3

Humerous, Femur

Front 4

Connects one bone to another, connective tissue bands.

Back 4

Ligament

Front 5

Protruberances on bones which are usually for the attachment of muscles

Back 5

Tuberosity, Tubercle, Trochanter

Front 6

A projection of bone on the lateral edge above its condyle

Back 6

Epicondyle

Front 7

Connects muscle to bone, connective tissue cords

Back 7

Tendon

Front 8

A hollow or depressed area on a bone

Back 8

Fossa

Front 9

An opening or hole to allow for passage of major vessels

Back 9

Foramen

Front 10

A rounded projection, usually for articulation with another bone

Back 10

Condyle

Front 11

Structure over or through which tendons pass, usually grooves

Back 11

Trochlea

Front 12

A bony projection

Back 12

Process

Front 13

Having a short wide head. eg. Pug

Back 13

Brachycephalic

Front 14

Mid nosed breed eg. Lab

Back 14

Mesaticephalic

Front 15

Having a narrow long head. eg. Collie

Back 15

Dolichocephalic

Front 16

Forms the dorsal and lateral portions of the cranium

Back 16

Parietal

Front 17

Caudolateral surface. Houses two large rounded surfaces called the tympanic bullae.

Back 17

Temporal

Front 18

Contains air filled chamber called frontal sinus, which leads to the nasel chamber. Forms lateral depression called the orbit.

Back 18

Frontal

Front 19

The length of which determines the length of the muzzle

Back 19

Nasal

Front 20

Lies at the base of the skull. Location of foramen magnum.

Back 20

Occipital

Front 21

This lies on the ventral aspect of the skull forming the floor of the cranium

Back 21

Sphenoid

Front 22

Ridge at the top ofthe skull, often predominent in some breeds of dogs.

Back 22

Saggittal crest

Front 23

Portion that forms the widest part of the skull (cheekbones)

Back 23

Zygomatic

Front 24

Includes caudal portion of maxillary bone, all of zygomatic bone (malar) and cranial portion of temporal bone.

Back 24

Zygomatic arch

Front 25

Lies at the base of the orbit. Tears drain from the eyes to the nasal passages.

Back 25

Lacrimal

Front 26

Houses the molars, premolars and canine teeth. Also a large portion of the hard palate,

Back 26

Maxilla

Front 27

Also called the incisive bone. A portion of the hard palate which houses the incisor teeth.

Back 27

Premaxilla

Front 28

Two holes that allow the animal to smell food as they breathe on it.

Back 28

Incisive foramen

Front 29

A portion of the hard palate. Seperates the nasal cavity (internal nares) from the oral cavity.

Back 29

Palatine bone

Front 30

Extends into the internal nares to form a partition on the left and right nasel passage.

Back 30

Vomer

Front 31

The lower jaw (mandible) consists of two sides each called the dentary bone and are fused together by a cartilaginous joint called the...

Back 31

Mandibular symphysis

Front 32

Number of vertebra: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum

Back 32

C:7, T:13, C:7, S:3

Front 33

Protect the thoracic cavity and aid respiration

Back 33

Ribs and Sternum

Front 34

The number of ribs in a dog and cat

Back 34

13

Front 35

Each rib has a bony part and ventral cartilaginous part. They meet at the _____ _____.

Back 35

Costochondral Junction

Front 36

Rib pair numbers 1-9 attach to the ____, and are called ____ (____)

Back 36

sternum, sternal (true ribs.

Front 37

Rib pairs 10-12 form an arch attaching to the 9th rib called ____ (____)

Back 37

Asternal (false ribs)

Front 38

There are 8 sternebrae. The most cranial is called _____ and it is the point of the ____ ____

Back 38

Manubrium, Thoracic inlet

Front 39

The most caudal sternebra is called the _____.

Back 39

Xiphoid

Front 40

Spaces between the ribs are called

Back 40

Intercostal spaces

Front 41

The pelvis is made up of two halves called __ _____ and are joined at the ______ _________

Back 41

os coxae, pelvic symphysis

Front 42

The _____ houses the femoral head to form the hip joint

Back 42

Acetabulum

Front 43

A bone that develops in soft tissue and is not attached to the rest of the skeleton

Back 43

Splanchnic Bones

Front 44

Immovable

Back 44

Fibrous

Front 45

Slightly Moveable

Back 45

Cartilagenous

Front 46

Moveable

Back 46

Synovial

Front 47

Where the atlas and skull meet

Back 47

Atlanto-occipital junction

Front 48

Where the thoracic and lumbar vertebra meet

Back 48

Thoraco-lumbar junction

Front 49

The arch of the rib cage

Back 49

Costal arch

Front 50

^The point of the elbow

Back 50

Olecranon

Front 51

Right

Back 51

Left

Front 52

Dorsal

Back 52

Ventral

Front 53

lateral

Back 53

medial

Front 54

Distal

Back 54

Proximal

Front 55

anterior

Back 55

posterior

Front 56

Cranial

Back 56

Caudal

Front 57

deep

Back 57

superficial

Front 58

Superior

Back 58

Inferior

Front 59

The hole where the spinal cord runs through

Back 59

veterbral foramen

Front 60

Located in the region of the tail.

Back 60

Coccygeal

Front 61

The skull, vertebrae, hyoid, ribs and sternebrae are part of the _____ skeleton.

Back 61

Axial

Front 62

The forelimbs and hindlimbs are part of the _____ skeleton.

Back 62

Appendicular

Front 63

the bone known as the os penis is part of the _____ skeleton.

Back 63

Splanchnic

Front 64

Vertebrae are seperated by _____ _____.

Back 64

Intervertebral discs

Front 65

Each rib has a bony part and a cartilaginous part. They meet at the

Back 65

costochondral junction

Front 66

What is the cartilage called that protrudes from the xiphoid?

Back 66

Xiphoid process