Anatomy of the Cat

Question 1

Order and Class of Cats

Answer 1

Order: Carnivora
Class: Mammalia

Question 2

Scientific name of cats

Answer 2

Felis domestica

Question 3

Why cats are the most specialized carnivores?

Answer 3

Due to the development of its incisor and premolar teeth and retractile claws

Question 4

outer region of the skin that is made up of a number of layers of stratified epithelial cells

Answer 4

epidermis

Question 5

deepest layer of epidermis

Answer 5

stratum basalis

Question 6

has a prickly appearance and are held together by the minute intercellular bridges

Answer 6

stratum spinosum

Question 7

stratum basalis and stratum spinosum are collectively referred as

Answer 7

stratum malpighii

Question 8

several layers of cells above the stratum spinosum contain highly refractile granules and make up the —

Answer 8

stratum granulosum

Question 9

few layers of cells that appear structureless and constitute the –

Answer 9

stratum lucidum

Question 10

most superficial layer

Answer 10

stratum corneum

Question 11

fibrous connective tissue layer that supports and attaches the epidermis and conveys blood vessels and nerves to it.

Answer 11

dermis

Question 12

slender and its average length is about two and one half feet

Answer 12

body

Question 13

minor like structure in the eyes of vertebrates that reflects back

Answer 13

tapetum lucidum

Question 14

guarded by upper and lower eyelids and a nictitating membrane

Answer 14

eyes

Question 15

a transparent layer that extends laterally over the eyeball from the medial angle of the eye

Answer 15

nictitating membrane

Question 16

prominent soft-tissue part of the external ear

Answer 16

pinna

Question 17

stiff bristle-like, tactile hairs that are around the mouth, on the cheeks, and above the eyes

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vibrissae

Question 18

epidermis derivatives are present at the terminal end of the digits

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claws

Question 19

these are epidermal thickenings of the skin, known also as a foot or friction pads, which form cushions on the walking surfaces of the feet

Answer 19

tori

Question 20

this opening in the female is located

Answer 20

urogenital aperture

Question 20

lies in the midline, ventral to the base of the tail

Answer 20

anus

Question 20

projections on the ventral side of the body through which the terminal ducts of the mammary gland pass to open onto the skin surface

Answer 20

nipples

Question 21

sac present in male that contains the testes

Answer 21

scrotum

Question 22

slight elevation located immediately in front of the scrotum

Answer 22

prepuce