Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards
What is the largest organ in the abdominal cavity of rabbits?
Cecum
Which animals do not have seminal vesicles?
cats and dogs
The zygomatic bones of dogs are also referred to as:
Malar Bones
Fat in the lymph would most likely be associated with:
Chylomicrons
Which muscles of the eye are responsible for rotating the eye about its visual axis?
dorsal oblique and ventral oblique
Which type of lipids take the form of four interlocking hydrocarbon rings?
steroids
which nucleotide occurs only in RNA?
Uracil
Which organelle is the site of protein synthesis?
Ribosomes
Where does the microbial digestion of cellulose take place in a horse?
small intestine
Which of the following is a ductless system?
Endocrine
Which of the following muscles originates behind the poll (at the base of the skull) of a horse?
Splenius
Which muscle flexes the hock and rotates the paw medially?
Anterior tibialis
The anatomic term for synovial joints is:
Diarthroses
Horses have how many cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae?
7, 18, 7
Which of the following is the first main branch of the aorta?
Brachiocephalic trunk
A pregnant rodent has what kind of placentation?
discoid
On an electrocardiogram, the T wave is most closely associated with:
Ventricular repolarization
What is the gestational period for cats?
56-69 days
How many renal medullary pyramid(s) do rabbits have?
1
In which portion of the kidney is the renal corpuscle located?
cortex
Albumin is produced in the:
liver
Which domestic species lacks the bulbourethral gland, also called Cowper’s gland?
canine
The coxal tuber is located on which of the following bones of the horse?
hip bone
In the healthy awake cat, the primary stimulus within blood for respiration is:
increased co2
