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Farm Animal Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 functions of the bones?

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  • support
  • locomotion
  • protection
  • storage
  • haemopoiesis
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What are the 6 classifications of bones?

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  • long bones
  • short bones
  • flat bones
  • sesamoid bones
  • pneumatic bones
  • irregular bones
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What makes up the axial skeleton?

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  • skull
  • sternum
  • ribs
  • vertebral column
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What are the 3 main functions of the skull?

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  • protects the brain
  • supports sense organs
  • forms entry passage for digestive and respiratory systems
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5
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What are the 4 functions for the vertebral column?

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  • still but flexible rod to support the body
  • protection of the spinal cord
  • provides sites for insertion for muscles
  • provides attachment fro pelvis and ribs
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6
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Where is the region of the cervical vertebrae?

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Neck

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Where is the region of the thoracic vertebrae?

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Chest

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Where is the region of the lumbar vertebrae?

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Loin

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9
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Where is the region for the sacral vertebrae?

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Pelvis - fused vertebrae

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Where is the region for the caudal/coccygeal vertebrae?

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Tail

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11
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What is the number of vertebrae in the horse?

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Cervical 7

Thoracic 18

Lumbar 6

Sacral 5

Caudal 15-20

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What is the number of vertebrae in the cow?

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Cervical 7

Thoracic 13

Lumbar 6

Sacral 5

Caudal 18-20

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What is the number of vertebrae in the sheep?

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Cervical 7

Thoracic 13

Lumbar 6-7

Sacral 4

Caudal 16-18

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What is the number of vertebrae in the pig?

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Cervical 7

Thoracic 14-15

Lumbar 6-7

Sacral 4

Caudal 20-23

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15
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What is the structure of the sternum?

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  • forms the centrum of thorax
  • provides the site of attachment for the costal cartilages of the ribs
  • site of origin for the pectoral muscles
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What are the individual bones of the sternum known as?

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  • the sternebrae
  • parts known as the manubrium, the body and the xiphoid process
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What is the structure of the ribs?

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  • form the lateral wall of the bony thorax
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How many sternebrae do pigs have?

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  • 4 sternebrae in the body of the sternum
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How many sternebrae do horse, cow, and sheep have?

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  • 5 sternebrae in the body of the sternum
20
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What makes up the appendicular Skelton?

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  • thoracic/forelimb
  • pelvic/hindlimb
21
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What makes up the forelimb?

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  • thoracic girdle (shoulder)
  • brachial (arm)
  • ante-brachium (forearm)
  • carpus (knee)
  • metacarpus (cannon/splint bones)
  • phalanges (digits)
22
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What bones make up the thoracic girdle?

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  • scapula
  • clavicle
  • coracoid
23
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What bone make up the brachial?

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  • humerus
24
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What bones make up the ante-brachium?

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  • radius
  • ulna
25
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What bones make up the carpus?

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  • carpal bones
26
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What bones make up the metacarpus?

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  • metacarpal bones
27
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What bones make up the phalanges?

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  • phalanges
  • sesamoid bones
28
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What is the structure of the ulna in the horse?

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  • proximal shaft of the ulna is well developed but is fused to the radius
29
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What is the structure of the ulna in the cow, sheep and pig?

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  • they have a complete ulna
  • there is little to no movement between the radius and ulna
30
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What is the structure of the distal row of carpus in the horse?

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  • first carpal bone present is small and not weight bearing
31
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What is the structure of the distal row of carpus in the cow and sheep?

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  • the first carpal bone is not present
  • the second and third bones are fused
32
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What is the structure of the distal row of carpus in the pig?

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  • have all 4 bones in the distal row
33
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What is the structure of the metacarpals in the horse?

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  • single large metacarpal bone which acts as a base
34
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What is the structure of the metacarpals in the cow and sheep?

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  • the cannon bones is a fusion of metacarpal bones 3 and 4
35
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What is the structure of the metacarpals in the pig?

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  • has 4 metacarpal bones
36
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What is the structure of the digits in the horse?

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  • only has 1 digit
37
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What is the structure of the digits in the cow, sheep and pig?

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  • 2 principal digits
    -digits 2 and 5 are only seen as small dew claws
38
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What is the hindlimb made up of?

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  • pelvic girdle
  • thigh
  • crus (true leg)
  • tarsus (hock)
  • metatarsus (cannon/splint bones)
  • phalanges (digits)
39
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What bones make up the pelvic girdle?

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  • sacrum
  • ilium
  • ischium
  • pelvis
40
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What bone makes up the thigh?

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  • femur
41
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What bones make up the crus?

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  • tibia
  • fibula
42
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What bones make up the tarsus?

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  • tarsal bones
43
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What bones make up the metatarsus?

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  • metatarsal bones
44
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What bones make up the phalanges?

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  • phalanges
  • sesamoid
45
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What is the structure of the fibula in the horse?

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  • has the proximal end of the fibula and a potion of the shaft
46
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What is the structure of the fibula in the cow and sheep?

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  • only a vestige for the proximal end of the fibula is present
47
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What is the structure of the fibula in the pig?

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-the fibula is a long thin bone extending the proximal end of the tibia to the lateral aspect of the hock

YR1 LARGE ANIMAL (9 decks)

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