Bony Landmarks and Location Equine Flashcards
Learn equine landmarks and location
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Cranial Border of the Scapula
Along the cranial edge or anterior of the scapula
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Crest of the Humerus Location
On the proximal third of the anterior and medial humerus
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Crest of the Ilium Location
Between the point of hip and the point of the sacrum
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Deltoid Tuberosity Location
Prominent ridge along the anterior humerus distal to the greater tubercle.
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Frontal Bone Location
Location
From the ears and eyes to the midline of the skull
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Greater Trochanter Location
On the most lateral aspect of the proximal femur
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Greater Tubercle Location
Small rounded projection on the anterior head of the humerus
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Head of the Femur Location
On the proximal end of the femur situated in the hip socket
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Iliac Spine Location
Along the dorsal aspect of the ilium between the tuber sacrala and the ischiu
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Infraspinous Fossa Location
On the caudal half of the scapula from the posterior border to the spine.
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Inguinal Arch Location
Not a true bony landmark, but a descriptive term for the curve of the pelvis between the tuber coxae and the pelvis symphysis (soft tissue of the groin)
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Ishchiatic Tubers Location
On the caudal aspect of the ischium on either side of the tail (point of the buttock)
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Lateral Tuberosity Location
Above the condyle (knuckle) on the lateral surface of the proximal humerus
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Lesser Trochanter Location
On the medial and posterior aspect of the femur distal to the femoral head
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Lesser Tubercle Location
Small rounded projection on the medial head of the humerus
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Manubrium of the Sternum Location
The first segment of the sternum
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Mastoid Process Location
Caudal to the ramus of the mandible and medial on the temporal bone of the skull
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Occiput Location
Along the edge of the occipital bone where the skull and the first cervical vertebrae articulate
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Olecranon Process Locaton
A long projection extending off the proximal ulna (forms the point of elbow)
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Radial Tuberosity Location
On the lateral proximal radius
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Ramus of the Mandible Locaton
Caudal portion of the lower jaw from the corner across the fossa to the coronoid process
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Rim of the Pubis Location
The most cranial edge of the pubic bone to the left and right of the symphysis
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Spine of the Scapula Location
A ridge that bisects the scapula longitudinally (top to bottom)
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Sternum Location
On the ventral midline of the ribcage
