Exam 1

Question 1

medial plane

Answer 1

divides the body right and left

Question 2

sagittal plane

Answer 2

parallel to the median plane, divides the sections into medial and lateral

Question 3

transverse plane

Answer 3

divides body into cranial and caudal

Question 4

dorsal plane

Answer 4

divides body into dorsal and ventral

Question 5

cranial

Answer 5

towards the head

Question 6

caudal

Answer 6

towards the tail

Question 7

dorsal

Answer 7

top of the horse

Question 8

ventral

Answer 8

bottom of the horse

Question 9

rostral

Answer 9

closer to the nose

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

closer to the heart/body

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

further from the heart/body

Question 12

anterior

Answer 12

in front of

Question 13

posterior

Answer 13

behind

Question 14

axial skeleton

Answer 14

protects the internal organs

Question 15

appendicular skeleton

Answer 15

supplementary, relating to limbs

Question 16

long bones

Answer 16

most bones of the limb

Question 17

short bones

Answer 17

carpal and tarsal bones, sesamoid and patella

Question 18

flat bones

Answer 18

cranial bones and scapula

Question 19

irregular bones

Answer 19

pelvis and vertebral column, has large # of projections for tendon attachment

Question 20

vertebral formula

Answer 20

C7T18L6S5CO15-21

Question 21

articulate

Answer 21

having joints or jointed segments to form a joint

Question 22

fibrous joints

Answer 22

immovable, fibrous tissue unites, ossifies with age

Question 23

suture joints

Answer 23

fibrous, most joints of the skull

Question 24

syndesmosis

Answer 24

fibrous joints, bones that fuse over time, occur between shafts of long bone

Question 25

cartilagenous joints

Answer 25

limited movement joints

Question 26

symphysis

Answer 26

cartilagenous joints, in pelvis and intervertebral discs

Question 27

growth plates

Answer 27

cartilagenous joint, hyalin cartilage grows and ossifies

Question 28

synovial joints

Answer 28

movable joints

Question 29

4 components of the synovial joint

Answer 29

collateral ligament, articular cartilage, fibrous joint capsule and synovial membrane.

Question 30

diaphysis

Answer 30

shaft of the bone

Question 31

epiphysis

Answer 31

proximal and distal ends of the bone

Question 32

epiphyseal line

Answer 32

where the growth plate used to be

Question 33

periosteum

Answer 33

covers outside of the bone, vessel rich

Question 34

articular cartilage

Answer 34

covers ends of the bone where it meets another bone in a joint.

Question 35

nutrient artery

Answer 35

blood for the bone is supplied by the vessels on the periosteum and by the nutrient artery, carrying blood to the endosteum

Question 36

tendons

Answer 36

connect muscle to bone

Question 37

ligaments

Answer 37

connect bone to bone

Question 38

functions of the skeleton

Answer 38

provide a framework for other body tissue to build on, act as a system of levers, protect the inner vital organs, store calcium and phosphorous, produce red and white blood cells