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Med Term

Chapter 3 & 4

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What suffix could be combined with oste/o to make a word that means surgical repair of bone? -plasty
A fibrous sheet that provides attachment to muscular fibers & is a means of origin or insertion of a flat muscle aponeurosis
The muscles located between the ribs intercostal muscles
Medical term for inflammation of the vertebrae spondylitis
What are the two terms for the external part of the ear pinna and auricle
The end of the muscle that is more movable and is the farthest away from the midline insertion
The two bones that form the coffin joint short pastern and coffin bones
The distal end of the small intestines ileum
Can be found in the bovine pelvis and is commonly called the pins ischium
Can be found in the bovine pelvis and is commonly called the hooks ilium
Where is the sesmoid bone, the patella, found in the horse stifle joint
The area on horses where the two nostrils and the upper and lower lips are muzzle
Osteomalacia softening of the bone
C1 is also called atlas
Each rib articulates with each of the thoracic vertebrae
The upper jawbone maxilla
The carpus in ungulates is also known as the knee
The more fixed attachment or the end of the muscle closest to the midline origin of the muscle
Another name for the cannon bone on the rear leg of the horse shin bone
Band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone to help with movement tendon
passage or opening meatus
major protrusion head
in cattle, the lumbar region of the back between the thorax and the pelvis loin
Band of fibrous connective tissue that connects one bone to another to stabilize joints ligament
Tooth-like structure like what is seen on the axis dens
Surgical procedure on a joint to puncture it and remove fluid for analysis arthrocentesis
Lack of voluntary control of muscle movement ataxia
Groove sulcus
Position in which the vertebral column is abnormally curved ventrally lordosis or swayback
Tough, fibrous tissue that covers the outside of the bone periosteum
Looseness laxity
Air or fluid filled spaces within the skull sinus
Joint that houses the patella stifle
One of the hardest tissues of the body and is a form of connective tissue bone
Broad, flat projection as seen on a femur trochanter
hemat/o blood
meta- beyond
spondyl/o verterbra
syn- together
enter/o small intestines
arthr/o joint
my/o muscle
-poietic pertaining to formation
Joints that appear on horse's pelvic limb from proximal to distal stifle, Tarsus, fetlock, pastern, coffin
The pastern joint is between what two bones long and short pastern bones
Bone is a form of what tissue connective
Cortical bone is found on the _____ layer of bone outside
An example of long bone is the femur
Synarthrosis joints allow no movement
Amphiarthroses joints allow slight movement
An example of a diarthrotic joint is shoulder
The caudal portion of the sternum xiphoid
Vertebral formula for dogs and cats C7, T13, L7, S3, Cy5-23
Vertebral formula for equines C7, T18, L6, S5, Cy5-23
Animal with hooves are called ungulates
The sesamoid bone called the _______ is located on the stifle patella
The _________ is located on the distal portion of the small intestine ileum
The ilium is located on the pelvis
The joint located between the cannon bone and the long pastern bone fetlock joint
The joint located between the long pastern and short pastern pastern joint
P1 can also be called long pastern bone or proximal phalanx
P2 can also be called short pastern bone or middle phalanx
P3 can also be called coffin bone or distal phalanx
Cannon can also be called third metacarpal/metatarsal
Equine carpus knee
Declaw procedure can also be called onychectomy
dewclaw can also be called digit I of dogs and cats
Tarsus can also be called hock in large animals
Scapula can also be called shoulder blade
Clavicle can also be called collar bone
Sternum can also be called breast bone
Spinal column can also be called backbone
Fibrous sheet that covers, supports, and separates muscles Fascia
Fibrous band on abdominal wall that connects to muscles Linea alba
Muscle spasms or twitching tatany
Total failure of fracture healing nonunion
Slender bone that connects the sternum to the scapula clavicle
Dogs that have short, wide heads, like pugs Brachycephalic
Dogs that have narrow, long heads, like collies and greyhounds Dolichocephalic
Dogs that have average with to their heads, like Labrador retrievers Mesocephalic
combining forms for bones osteo/o, oss/e, or oss/i
the combining form for cartilage chondr/o
combining form for joint arthr/o
combining form for ligament ligament/o
combining form for tendon ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
combining form for skull crani/o
combining form for ribs cost/o
combining form for sternum stern/o
combining form for claw or nail onych/o
most proximal of the three phalanges P1
combining form for muscle my/o
combining form for fibrous tissue fibr/o, fibros/o
medical term for the white line linea alba
muscle that pumps blood heart or cardiac muscle
combining form for fascia fasci/o, fasc/i
prefix meaning against anti-
prefix meaning together syn-
muscles that work together to produce movement synergistic
muscles that work against each other to produce movement antagonist
combining form for movement or motion kinesio/o
term for abnormal softening of the bone osteomalacia
term for abnormal growth dysplasia
suffix meaning porous condition -porosis
term meaning muscle weakness myasthenia
combining form meaning to loosen or relax lax/o, laxat/o
the technical term for raised v-shaped structure on distal surface of hoof bars
the base of the tail where it connects to the body on large animals is called tail head
the Tarsus is also called hock
what is the accessory claw of ruminants that projects caudally from the fetlock dewclaw
what is a pinna ear flap
the v-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the equine hoof frog
upper lip and apex of the nose of swine is called snout
the side of the body between the ribs and ilium are called flank
the external throat, especially when fat or loose skin is present in swine is called jowl
the anatomical term for the top of the head in sheep, goats, cows, and horses is what poll
the knee is the _____ in ungulates carpus
the _____ _____ is the joint between P1 and P2 pastern joint
the forearm is part of the foreleg that is supported by the radius and ulna
in equines and bovines, the capacity of the chest or trunk is called the barrel
the coffin joint is the most proximal joint on the equine appendage. true or false false
the cannon bone is also metatarsal III
the junction between the skin and horn of the hoof is called the coronary band or coronet
wattles are found on the underside of the chin of caprine (goats)
the area on the horse that is being shown in the picture is called the withers
the solid part of the tail of sheep is called the dock
on the pig, the muscles of the upper thighs are called hams
the fetlock joint is the joint between the cannon bone and the long pastern. true or false true
suffix -poietic means pertaining to formation
the skull has air or fluid filled spaces called sinuses
the tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outer covering of bone is called the periosteum
the shaft of a long bone that is composed compact bone is called the diaphysis
joints, also called ___________, are connections between bones articulations
a _____ is a band of fibrous connective tissue that connects one bone to another bone to help stabilize joints ligament
a band of fibrous connective tissue that connect muscle to bone is called a tendon
the cranium is made up of one solid bone. true or false false
the combining forms for vertebrae spondyl/o, vertebr/o
foramen means opening
the first vertebra is also called C1 and atlas
the scapula is also called the shoulder blade
the long bone distal to the scapula is called the humerus
the point of the elbow is called the olecranon
the cranium is _____ to the pelvis cranial
the prefix meta- means beyond
the phalanges are proximal to the carpus. true or false false
the dewclaw is also called digit 1. true or false true
the fetlock is proximal to the _________ joint pastern and coffin
the small sesamoid bone located on the palmar or plantar surface of P3 is called the _____ bone navicular
in large animals, the carpus is called the knee
the joint that houses the patella in animals is called the patellar joint. true or false false
the calcaneus is located in the tarsus
arthrocentesis means surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid for analysis
the combining form ankyl/o means bent or stiff
arthralgia means joint pain. true or false true
chondromalacia is abnormal softening of the cartilage
a ______ is a fibrous sheet that provides attachment to muscle fibers and a means of origin/insertion of flat muscle aponeurosis
kinesiology is the study of movement
pectoral muscles are located on the chest. true or false true
intercostal muscles are located between the ribs
terms that are used to denote where muscles begin and end are called origin and insertion. true or false true
muscle insertion is the more ______ end of the muscle movable
muscle origin is the end of the muscle ________ to/from the midline closest
the gastrocnemius muscle is called this because it resembles the shape of the stomach. true or false true
if a muscle is lacking tone due to inactivity or disease, the term for this is atonic
if there is looseness in a joint, the medical term for this is laxity
the abbreviation fx means fracture
the abbreviation ROM means range of motion
type of fracture in which the bone breaks into 3 or more pieces comminuted fracture
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