Chapter 1 - Lab

Question 1

Barrel

Answer 1

trunk of the body - formed by the rib cage and the abdomen

Question 2

Flank

Answer 2

lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and the hind legs.

Question 3

Brisket

Answer 3

area at the base of the neck, between the front legs, that covers the cranial end of the sternum.

Question 4

Poll

Answer 4

top of the head between the bases of the ears

Question 5

Muzzle

Answer 5

rostral part of the face formed mainly by the maxillary and nasal bones.

Question 6

Withers

Answer 6

Area dorsal to the scapulas.

Question 7

Tailhead

Answer 7

Dorsal part of the base of the tail

Question 8

Hock

Answer 8

Tarsus

Question 9

Stifle

Answer 9

femorotibial/femoropatellar joint - equivalent to a human knee.

Question 10

Fetlock

Answer 10

Joint between cannon bone (large metacarpal/metatarsal) and the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals.

Question 11

Knee

Answer 11

carpus of hoofed animals

Question 12

Cannon

Answer 12

large metacarpal or metarsal bone of hoofed animals

Question 13

Pastern

Answer 13

area of the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals

Question 14

Types of recumbency

Answer 14

1. Dorsal - on back 2. Ventral - on stomach 3. Sternal - on stomach in alert position 4. Oblique - tilted between dorsal and ventral 5. Lateral - lying on side. If on right side its right lateral.

Question 15

Mandilble

Answer 15

lower jaw

Question 16

Maxilla

Answer 16

upper jaw

Question 17

Dental arch

Answer 17

the complete arched arrangement of the maxilla and the mandilble. aka dental arcade

Question 18

Quadrant

Answer 18

the left or right half of each dental arch

Question 19

Incisor teeth

Answer 19

the most rostral group of teeth

Question 20

Canine teeth

Answer 20

the teeth located just lateral to incisor teeth

Question 21

Premolar teeth

Answer 21

the rostral cheek teeth

Question 22

Molar teeth

Answer 22

the caudal cheek teeth

Question 23

Crown

Answer 23

the exposed part of a tooth above the gum line

Question 24

Root

Answer 24

the hidden part of a tooth below the gum line

Question 25

Coronal

Answer 25

toward the crown of a tooth

Question 26

Apical

Answer 26

toward the tip of the root of a tooth

Question 27

Gingival

Answer 27

toward the gingiva (Gum)

Question 28

Furcation

Answer 28

the base of the root trunk on a tooth where two or more roots meet. (bifurcation - 2 trifurcation -3)

Question 29

Periodontal fibers

Answer 29

connective tissue attached to the root of a tooth and the lining of the tooth socket

Question 30

Mesial

Answer 30

for canine premolar, and molar teeth, the surface or edge facing toward the rostral end of the mouth. Toward midline

Question 31

Distal

Answer 31

for canine premolar, and molar teeth, the surface or edge facing toward the caudal end of the mouth. Away from the midline

Question 32

Buccal

Answer 32

Surface of a tooth facing the cheeks

Question 33

Palatal

Answer 33

Surface of an upper tooth facing the hard palate

Question 34

Labial

Answer 34

Surface of a lower tooth facing the tongue

Question 35

Incisal edge

Answer 35

the cutting edge of a sharp tooth’s crown

Question 36

Occlusal surface

Answer 36

the flat grinding surface of a molar tooth

Question 37

Interproximal Space

Answer 37

space between adjacent teeth

Question 38

Interproximal Surface

Answer 38

surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth

Question 39

Name the teeth

Answer 39

Question 40

Name the directional terms

Answer 40