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Cat Lab Overview

OHS Advanced Bio Cat dissection terms

QuestionAnswer
Dorsal The Back
Sagital Plane Cuts the Cat into equal right and laft halves
Medial Towards the Midline
Transverse Plane Perpendicular to the long axis. Produces a cross section
Lateral Towards the side
Ventral Towards the belly
Anterior Towards the head
Distal Away from point of reference (distant)
Proximal Close to point of reference
Posterior Towards the butt
Xiphisternum The most posterior sternebra
Atlas The vertebrae at the base of the skull
Ulna The longest forelimbs
Orbit Pertaining to sight
Olfactory Pertaining to smell
Cranium bone that encloses the brain and facial bones
Digitigrade The stance that animals use when they walk on their toes
Sutures Immobile joints
Foramen A tiny opening in the bone
Condyles A rounded process that articulates
Facet A smooth surface that articulates
Neural Canal A tube formed by vertebral canals
Sternebrae Segments of backbone
Axial Skeleton A section of the skeleton containing the skull, mandible, vertebral column, ribs and sternum
False ribs The 4 posterior ribs (do not articulate)
Floating rib The last rib
Fossa Depression or pit
Process Projection from a bone
Phalanges Fingers
Pollex Thumb
Manubrium The most anterior sternebra
Appendicular Skeleton A section of the skeleton consisting of the pectoral girdle, forelimbs, pelvic girdle, and hind limbs
True Ribs The first 9 ribs
4 types of teeth Incisors, canines, premolars, molars
Scrotum A sac containing the testes
Urogenital Aperture The opening of the female urogenital tract
Prepuce A slight swelling into which the penis can be retracted
Tori The thick pads on the bottom of the foot
Philtrum The groove that separates the nares
Pinnae The pointed structures around the ears which are used in hearing
External Nares The nostrils
Nicitating Membrane The third eyelid
Vibrissae The whiskers
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