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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Limb

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Appendage from the trunk of the horse that includes the leg

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Leg

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Portion of the leg from the knee or hock down

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Digit

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Portion of the leg from the fetlock down

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Dorsal

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Front aspect of the legs

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Palmar

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The back surface of the front legs

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Plantar

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The back surface of the hind legs

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Solar

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Referring to the palmar and plantar (bottom of) aspect of the coffin bone as well as the ground surface of the foot

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Cranial

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the front surface of the upper limbs

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Caudal

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The back surface of the upper limbs

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Proximal

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Closest to center of mass

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Distal

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Furthest from center of mass

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Medial

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To the inside of the limb

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Lateral

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To the outside of the limb

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Hoof

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Horny covering on the outside of the bottom of the leg. Made of 6 regions.

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Corium

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Sensitive structure that creates and nourishes a horny structure.

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Flex

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Decrease in degrees or angle of a joint

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Extend

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Increase in degrees or angle of a joint.

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Near

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Always the horses left side

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Off

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Always the horses right side

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Bones

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The framework and levers of the body(205 bones in a horse)

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Joints

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Any place where two bones come together.

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Tendons

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Tissue that attach muscles to bones

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Muscles

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Fibrous tissue that has the ability to contract

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Ligament

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Strong connective tissue that binds bones together

25
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Fascia

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Layers of fibrous tissue found throughout the body

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Arteries

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Thick walled muscular vessels that resemble small hoses. Arteries transport bright red oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

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Veins

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Veins are collapsible thin walled vessels that return blood from the extremities to the heart

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Nerves

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Nerves are cable like bundles of axons that convey information to the brain.

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