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Muscle system
VTA125 Muscle system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are muscles | muscles are organs that contract to produce movement |
| muscles are responsible for _______,______ | walking, control of organs and tissues, pumping of blood, generation of heat |
| what is fascia | a sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports and separates muscle |
| what are tendons | fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone |
| what are the three different types of muscle | skeletal, cardiac, smooth |
| what does the diaphragm separate | the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| what does the skeletal systems consist of | bones, joints, cartilage and various connective tissues |
| what is ossification | the formation of bone |
| what are four of bone classifications | flat, short, irregular and sesamoid |
| what do ligaments connect | bone to bone |
| what do tendons connect | muscle to bone |
| what are the 5 divisions of the axial skeleton of a dog | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal |
| how many cervical vertebrae in the dog | 7 |
| how many thoracic vertebrae in the dog | 13 |
| how many lumbar vertebrae in the dog | 7 |
| how many sacral vertebrae in the dog | 3 |
| how many coccygeal vertebrae in the dog | 20-23 |
| where is the manubrium | at the top of the rib cage |
| where is the xiphoid process | at the bottom of the rib cage |
| which is the larger of the tibia and fibula | tibia |
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