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Anatomy & Physiology
BONES
Question | Answer |
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THE TWO LARGE BONES THAT FORM THE STIFLE JOINT ARE THE ________________ AND _________________________. | FEMUR, TIBIA |
On equines the two metacarpals, II & IV, are also called what? | splint bones |
In the area of the sacrum, what joint is formed there? | sacroiliac |
The transverse process points which way? | laterally |
The spinous process points which way? | dorsally |
the three parts of the breastbone are what? | manubrium, body, xiphoid |
The carpus in the horse is also called what? | knee |
The fetlock joint is formed by what two bones? | P1 and cannon |
Where is the navicular bone found? | palmar or plantar surface of the coffin bone |
What bones are included in the axial skeleton? | skull, vertebrae, hyoid bones, ribs, sternum |
The atlas is also known as | C1 |
The bones of the ear are what? | malleus, incus, stapes |
What bones are found within the nasal cavity? | turbinates |
What are the five areas of the spine? | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccygeal |
Where is the foramen magnum found? | caudal part of skull |
Synovial joints have what kind of fluid in them? | synovial |
A suture joint is also called a _________________________ what joint? | amphiarthosis |
The mandibular symphysis is what kind of joint? | amphiarthrosis |
An os penis is found where? | bone found in a male dogs penis |
Define ossification. | hardening of the matrix of bone |
What is a foramen? | hole in bone |
Where is the periosteum found? | on the outer surface of bones |
Define osteoblasts. | cells that form bone |
Hematopoiesis is found within the _______________________. | marrow of bones |
Define compact bone. | heavy, dense bone that makes up the shafts of long bones and the outside layer of all bones |
The small holes found in long bones that carry blood and nerves to the marrow is called what? | nutrient foramina |
The end of a bone is called what? | epiphysis |
Yellow bone marrow is mostly what? | fat, adipose tissue |
Define epiphyseal plate. | The growth plate of a bone that ossifies when it completes growing. |
What is the vertebral formula of a dog and cat? | C7, T13, L7, S3, C## |
The common names for the three bones of the ear are what? | stirrup, anvil, hammer |