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VETT 118

Skeletal and Muscular Systems

QuestionAnswer
Common name for the tarsus Hock
Joints that a freely movable joints of the body Synovial
Correct order of vertebral segments is; Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
A fibrous band of connective tissue that connects bone to bone Ligament
Acetabelum is the? Large socket of the pelvic bone
The three parts of the pelvis are; Ilium, ischium, pubis
The digits that contain bones are called what? Phalanges
Components of the axial skeleton include what? Skull, auditory ossicles. Hyoid, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum
Another term for growth plate Physis
Bones of the front limb include Humerus, radius, ulna, carpal, metacarpals, phalanges
Rectus means Straight
Muscles can be classified as? Voluntary, involuntary, cardiac
When a muscle becomes shorter and thicker Contraction
Levator muscles do what to a body part? Raises
Fibrous band of connective tissue that connects muscle to bone Tendon
Looseness means laxity
Protrusion of a body part through tissues that normally contain it is called what Hernia
A muscle that forms a tight band Sphincter
Surgical removal of a muscle or part of a muscle Myectomy
Abnormal condition or disease of a muscle Myopathy
Describes the shaft of a long bone Diaphysis
Where are tarsal bones found Hock
What is the manubrium Cranial portion of the sternum
Describes freely movable joints of the body Diarthroses
The opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass Meatus
The acetabulum is commonly called Hip socket
Muscles located above the pelvic axis Epaxial muscles
Muscles under voluntary control are called Skeletal
Muscle that bends a limb at its joint or decreases joint angle Flexor
P1 Long pastern
P2 Short pastern
P3 Coffin bone
Tarsus Hock
Splint bone Metacarpal/metatarsal II and IV in equine
Fetlock joint metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joint of equine and ruminants
Pastern joint Connection between phalanx I and II in equine and ruminants
Coffin joint Distal interphalangial joint of phalanx 2 and 3 in equine and ruminants
Knee Carpus in large animals
Stifle Synovial joint located between the femur and tibia, also known as the femorotibial joint
Clavicle Collarbone
Cannon bone Metacarpal/tarsal III in equine and II and IV in ruminants
Dewclaw Variable digit depending on species digit I in dogs, digits II and V in ruminants
Sternum Breastbone
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