Anatomy Flashcards

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1
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Part of the body between the loin and the withers?

A

Back

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2
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The wrist and the bones of the pattern joint?

A

Carpals

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3
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The chest of the dog?

A

Chest

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4
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The tiny useless 5th claw, located on the inner part of the leg above the other toes?

A

Dew claw

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5
Q

The fleshy, often triangular appendages on the head associated with hearing?

A

Ear

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6
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The hanging part of the dogs upper lip?

A

Flews

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7
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The front feet?

A

Forefoot

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8
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The back feet?

A

Hind foot

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9
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The joints at the top of the hind legs?

A

Hips

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10
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The bones that form the ankle/heel of the dog?

A

Hock

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11
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The part of the body located on both sides of the backbone between the ribs and the hips?

A

Loin

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12
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The front part of the jaws?

A

Muzzle

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13
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The tip of the muzzle?

A

Nose

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14
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The back of the head?

A

Occiput

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15
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The part of the leg below the knee of the front leg, or below the hock of the hind leg?

A

Pastern

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16
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The joint at the uppermost part of the forelegs?

A

Shoulder

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17
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The dogs knee, located on the hind leg above the ankle?

A

Stifle

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18
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The indented part of the skull between the eyes?

A

Stop

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19
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The hind-most part of the backbone, set on the rump?

A

Tail

20
Q

The upper part of the hind leg?

A

Thigh

21
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The top of the shoulders, just behind the neck?

A

Withers

22
Q

The back, loin and croup?

A

Topline

23
Q

The lower part of the loin, the fleshy part?

A

Flank

24
Q

The area on the dogs body behind the rib cage and infront of the hind legs?

A

Tuck up

25
Q

Muscled area from hip joint to rump?

A

Croup

26
Q

The dogs rear end?

A

Rump

27
Q

The area around the anus?

A

Perineal area

28
Q

The area where the scapula and humerus meet?

A

Point of shoulder

29
Q

The pads situated on the front paws?

A

Metacarpals

30
Q

The pads situated on the back paws?

A

Metatarsals

31
Q

What is the first vertebrae in the neck?

A

The atlas

32
Q

What is the second vertebrae in the neck?

A

The axis

33
Q

How many vertebrae does a dog have?

A

The spine has 30 vertebrae and dogs can also have up to 23 coccygeal vertebrae in their tails

34
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How many ribs do dogs have?

A

12 fixed ribs and one floating

35
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What is the scapula?

A

The scapula is the basis of the shoulder region, providing points of attachment for muscles

36
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What is the humerus?

A

The long bone of the arm, articulating with the scapula to form the shoulder and the radius and ulna to form the elbow

37
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What is the radius?

A

The long bone in the lower foreleg

38
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What is the ulna?

A

Long bone in the lower forelegs behind the radius

39
Q

What bones make up the foot?

A

First the carpal bones, then the five metacarpal bones, the first of which being the dew claw and the rest forming the toes or phalanges

40
Q

What is the pelvis?

A

This encircles the pelvic cavity, it protects the reproductive and urinary organs and is essential in locomotion and posture

41
Q

What is the illium?

A

The top of the pelvis

42
Q

What is the ischium?

A

The bottom of the pelvis

43
Q

What is the femur?

A

The long bone at the top of the leg

44
Q

What is the tibula?

A

The long stronger bone in the bottom half of the leg

45
Q

What is the fibula?

A

The long weaker bone in the bottom half of the leg

46
Q

What is the hock?

A

The dogs ankle joint

47
Q

What is the patella?

A

The dogs knee joint