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4c - Skeletal System; Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards

1
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appendicular components

A

pectoral girdle
pelvic girdle
pectoral limbs
pelvic limbs

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2
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girdle means

A

goes around something

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3
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pectoral

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fore

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4
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pelvic

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hind

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5
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pectoral limbs connection to body

A

not connected by bones only muscle

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6
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synsarcosis is

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where the pectoral limbs are only joined by muscles

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7
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clavicle is

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collar bone

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8
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clavicle in dogs or cats

A

not in dogs
in cats but is floating in brachiocephalicus muscle

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9
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scapular structure

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large triangular flat bone

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10
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scapular location

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at junction of neck and ribs

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11
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scapular spine

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prominent that divides lateral surface in 2

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12
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2 surfaces on scapular

A

supraspinous fossae
infraspinous fossae

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13
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what is the acromion

A

bony projection at the end of scapula

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14
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humerus is

A

long bone forming upper forelimb

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15
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humerus proximal end - rounded head forms…

A

joint with scapula

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16
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what is the greater tubercle

A

bony prominence that can be palpated lateral to the head

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17
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radius and ulna positioned where to each other

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side by side

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18
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ulna length compared to radius

A

longer

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19
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ulna distinguishing feature

A

u shaped notch

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20
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what is the olecronon on the ulna

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a bony prominence at the proximal end of ulna which forms point of elbow

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21
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anconeal process sits…

A

in hollow of humerus

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22
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radius is

A

a rod like bone

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23
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carpus bones number

A

7

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24
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carpus bone types

A

short carpal bones

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25
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carpus rows

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2 rows

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26
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metacarpus bones number

A

5

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27
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metacarpus bones configuration

A

MCI-V

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28
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metacarpus most medial is

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MCI - dew claw

29
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Phalanges number

A

5

30
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phalanges digit I bone number

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2 phalangeal bones

31
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phalanges digit I is

A

dew claw

32
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phalanges digits II-V bone number

A

3 phalangeal bones (P1, P2, P3)

33
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what is the distal phalanx (P3)

A

ungual process forming part of claw

34
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pelvic girdle bones

A

2 pelvic bones (left and right)

35
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where do pelvic bones join

A

pelvic symphysis

36
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what do each pelvic bone consist of

A

3 fused bones

37
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name the 3 fused bones in pelvis

A

ilium
ischium
pubis

38
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ilium size and location

A

largest, expands cranially to illiac wing

39
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ischium location and feature

A

caudal
ischial tuberosity (lower part of pelvis referred to as sit bones)

40
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acetabulum is

A

socket where ilium, ischium and pubis meet

41
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acetabulum forms

A

hip joint with femur head

42
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obturator foramen

A

either side of pubic symphisis is a hole where nerves and blood vessels run through

43
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femur is

A

the hindlimb bone

44
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femur head forms

A

joint with pelvis

45
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greater trochanter is

A

projection lateral to head of femur

46
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what is found distally on the femur

A

patella

47
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patella is

A

kneecap

48
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patella bone is

A

sesamoid

49
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patella found in

A

tendon of quadriceps femoris muscle

50
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tibia and fibula are

A

hindleg lower bones

51
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tibia size

A

thick

52
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fibula size

A

fine

53
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tibia bone type

A

long bone

54
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what is the tibial crest

A

where the patella ligament inserts

55
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fibula bone type

A

thin long bone

56
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fibula and tibia positioning to each other

A

side by side

57
Q

tarsus is also known as

A

hock

58
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tarsus bone number

A

7

59
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tarsus rows

A

3

60
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what is the tuber calcis

A

point of hock

61
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metatarsus number of bones

A

4 (MTII - MTV)

62
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metarsus some breeds….

A

have 5 - dew claw MTI

63
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MTI doesnt…

A

extend to a digit

64
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Digits number

A

4 II-V

65
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digits number of bones per digit

A

3 phalangeal bones (P1, P2, P3)

66
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what is the distal phalanx (P3)

A

ungual process which forms part of claw

67
Q

splanchnic bone develops where

A

soft tissue

68
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splanchnic bone is

A

os penis in dog

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