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Final Review
VET 114 Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Order of the vertebral column | Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Caudal |
| Cancellous bone | Spongy bone |
| Cortical bone | Compact bone |
| Endocrine glands | Secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| Exocrine glands | Secrete chemicals through tubes everywhere in the body |
| Uterer | Tube that carries urine from kidneys to urinary bladder |
| Urethra | Tube that carries urine from bladder to outside of body |
| Viscera | Internal organs |
| Dorsal | Closer to the back; away from ground |
| Ventral | Closer to belly; toward the ground |
| Cranial | Closer to the head |
| Caudal | Closer to the tail |
| Medial | Middle; closer to medial plane and midline |
| Lateral | Side; closer to median plane and midline |
| Proximal | Beginning; closer to the point of attachment |
| Distal | Far from beginning; farther from point of attachment |
| Superficial | Nearer the surface of the body |
| Plantar | Caudal surface of the rear paw and tarsus |
| Palmer | Caudal surface of front paw and carpus |
| Rostal | Nose; closer to the nose |
| Anterior | Front side of the body |
| Posteror | Backside of the body |
| Dorsal plane | Divides body into belly side and backside |
| Median plane | Divides body into equal right and left halves |
| Sagittal plane | Divides body into unequal right and left halves. |
| Transverse plane | Divides body into cranial and caudal halves. |
| Cervical (C) vertebrae | Neck area |
| Thoracic (T) vertebrae | Chest area |
| Lumar (L) vertebrae | Lower back area (waist) |
| Sacral (S) vertebrae | Sacrum |
| Caudal (Ca) and Coccygeal (Cy) vertebrae | Tail area |
| Axial skeleton | Skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum |
| Appendicular skeleton | Bones from front and rear limbs, pelvis, and scalpula |
| Visceral skeleton | Bones embedded in tissues |
| Greenstick break | Break on side of bone |
| Comminuted | Shattered bone |
| Atlas | First cervical vertebrae |
| Sesamoid bones | Small bones embedded in tendon |
| Foreman | Hole in bone |
| Fossa | Shallow cavity or depression |
| Skeletal muscle | Striated, voluntary |
| Smooth muscle | Non-striated, involuntary |
| Cardiac muscle | Striated, involuntary |
| Ligaments | Connect bone to bone |
| Tendons | Connect muscle to bone |
| Occlusion | Blockage |
| Systemic | Blood flow to all parts of the body in the circulatory system except lungs |
| Pruritis | Itching |
| Flank | Lateral aspect of body between the ilium and ribs |
| Cerebrum | Largest part of the brain involved with higher functions like thought and memory |
| Myelin sheath | Fatty tissue that that protects and insulates axons |
| Meninges | Dura matter, arachnoid membrane, and pia mater |
| Distichiasis | Double row of eyelashes |
| Dermis/ corium | True layer of skin |
| Von Willebrand's disease | Most common congenital bleeding disorder in dogs |
| Rouleaux | Stacking of RBCs |
| Atelectasis | Incomplete dilation of alveoli |
| Arteries | Carry blood away from heart |
| Capillaries | Where systematic gas exchange occur |
| Veins | Carry blood to heart |
| Pica | Eating or licking abnormal substances |
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