Veterinary Terminology ~ Assignment 2

Front 1

Transports nutrients and other substances throughout the body

Back 1

cardiovascular

Front 2

Produces cells that will form an embryo

Back 2

reproductive

Front 3

Carries electrical messages to and from the brain and spinal cord

Back 3

nervous

Front 4

Produces urine

Back 4

Urinary

Front 5

Includes the esophagus and intestines

Back 5

Digestive

Front 6

Provides support and movement to the body

Back 6

musculoskeletal

Front 7

Secretes hormones and controls organs distant to it

Back 7

Endocrine

Front 8

Receives environmental messages and transmits them to the brain

Back 8

skin/sense

Front 9

Moves air in and out of the body (_________ ) and is essentially linked to ____

Back 9

Cardiovascular

Front 10

The head is ___ to the shoulder

Back 10

Cranial

Front 11

The hock is ___ to the foot.

Back 11

proximal

Front 12

The frog on the left hind hoof of a horse is on the ___ surface.

Back 12

Plantar

Front 13

The tail head on a cow is ___ to the switch.

Back 13

distal

Front 14

The brisket is ___ to the shoulder on a standing cow.

Back 14

Ventral

Front 15

The poll is ___ to the wattle on a standing goat.

Back 15

Cranial

Front 16

The muzzle of a dog is ___ to the rump.

Back 16

rostral

Front 17

The croup of a horse is ___ to the withers.

Back 17

Caudal

Front 18

The bottom of the right front foot of a cat is considered the ____ surface.

Back 18

palmar

Front 19

The withers of a horse are ___ to the elbow.

Back 19

dorsal

Front 20

The outside of a dogs leg is:

Back 20

Lateral

Front 21

The ___ plane divides the body into equal left and right portions.

Back 21

Midsaggital

Front 22

The dorsal plane divides the body into:

Back 22

Back and belly parts

Front 23

The inside of a cows back leg is the ___ surface

Back 23

Medial

Front 24

A perpendicular section to the long axis of a horses leg is in a ___ plane.

Back 24

Transverse

Front 25

A farmer calls and tells you that his cow has cut her teat. You know that the teat is part of the:

Back 25

Udder

Front 26

The crest on a horse, cow or goat is:

Back 26

the dorsal margin of the neck

Front 27

The muzzle on a cow, horse, goat or sheep is___ to the forehead.

Back 27

Rostral

Front 28

The cannon is __ to the fetlock of a horse.

Back 28

Proximal

Front 29

If a dog is in lateral recumbency. It is:

Back 29

On its side

Front 30

Term: To look into a joint __________________

Back 30

arthroscopy

Front 31

Term: A mass or tumor of cartilage _______________

Back 31

chondroma

Front 32

Term: To cut into the skull_____________________

Back 32

craniotomy

Front 33

Term: Pertaining to a ligament _________________

Back 33

ligamentous

Front 34

Term: Inflammation of muscle _________________

Back 34

myositis

Front 35

Term: Pertaining to muscle __________________

Back 35

muscular

Front 36

Term: Between vertebrae ___________________

Back 36

intervertebral

Front 37

Term: Inflammation of a tendon _________________

Back 37

tendinitis

Front 38

Term: Inflammation of bone and joints ____________

Back 38

osteoarthritis

Front 39

Term: Abnormal development or growth of bone marrow ________

Back 39

myelodysplasia

Front 40

knee cap

Back 40

Patella