Dog Skeletal System

Question 1

What makes up the thoracic girdle?

Answer 1

Scapula and clavicle

Question 2

What makes up the majority of the ventral angle of the scapula?

Answer 2

Glenoid Cavity

Question 3

The humerus articulates with what part of the scapula?

Answer 3

Glenoid Cavity

Question 4

The supraglenoid tubercle just ___ to the glenoid cavity on the ___ border of the scapula.

Answer 4

proximal, cranial

Question 5

The coracoid is a small __ on the __ aspect of the supraglenoid tubercle.

Answer 5

prominence, craniomedial

Question 6

What is the concavity that is on the cranial border of the scapula and helps form the neck before the glenoid cavity?

Answer 6

scapular notch

Question 7

Where do muscles originate from the scapula?

Answer 7

Proximal and distal ends of the caudal border
Serrated face
Subscapular fossa

Question 8

What structure divides the lateral surface of the scapula?

Answer 8

Spine of the scapula

Question 9

The acromion is a process that extends __ from the __ end of the spine of the scapula.

Answer 9

Distally, ventral

Question 10

The supraspinous fossa is __ to the spine of the scapula while the infraspinous fossa is __ to the spine of the scapula.

Answer 10

Cranial, caudal

Question 11

The serrated face and the subscapular fossa are on the __ or __ surface of the scapula.

Answer 11

medial, costal