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Quiz 4 | Equine / Swine | Nervous System Flashcards

1
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Bones

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Gives support and shape to the body, stores mineral salts

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2
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Oste/o

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Bone

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3
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Periosteum

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Fibrous protective membrane that is around the bone

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4
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Compact Bone

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Hard, dense bone material found in the outer layer of bone

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Cancellated / Spongy bone

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Inner, spongy lattice like structure with spaces filled with marrow

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Medullary Cavity

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Innermost part that contains marrow

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Epiphyses

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End of the developing bone and the shaft

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Diaphyses

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Shaft of the bone, composed of compact bone

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9
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Articular Cartilage

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Covers the ends of the bones

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10
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Bones grow how?

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From the epiphyseal line, the growth plate.

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11
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Osetoblasts

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Immature bone cells

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12
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Osteocytes

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Mature bone cells

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13
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Osteoclast

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Large cells on the bone

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14
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Long Bones

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Femur and Radius

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15
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Short Bones

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Carpus and Tarsus (shock absorbers)

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16
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Flat Bones

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Ribs and Pelvis

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17
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Pneumatic Bones

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Contains Sinuses

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18
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Irregular Bones

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Veterbrae and Inner Ear

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19
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Sesamoid

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Skull

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20
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Axial Skeleton

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Skull, neck,vertebrae,ribs, sternum

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21
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Appendicular

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Shoulder, arms and legs

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22
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Facial Bones

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Maxilla- Upper Jaw
Mandible- Lower Jaw

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23
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Veterbrae Column

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Shelters the spinal cord, supports thorax and skull

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24
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Cervical Veterbrae

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Neck, first bone is called the atlas supports the skull

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25
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Thoracic Veterbrae

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Chest, where the ribs attach

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26
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Lumbar

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Lower back , supports the abdomen

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27
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Sacrum

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Pelvis

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28
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Coocygeal

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Caudal or Tail

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29
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Intervertebral Foramen

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Spinal nerves emerge from the spinal Column

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30
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Intervertebral Discs

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Serve as a joint to allow slight movement, holds ligaments together and functions as a shock absorber

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31
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Hemilaminectomy

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Removes layer of veterbrae, and removes disc contents

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32
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Cost/o

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Rib

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33
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Ribs

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Flat bones attached to dorsal veterbrae, true ribs - attached to cartilage, floating ribs do not attach

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34
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Breastbone

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Composed of series of flat bones and cartilage

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35
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Xhiphoid process

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Landmark for surgical shaving

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36
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Scapula

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Shoulder Blade

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37
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Humerus

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Upper Arm

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38
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Ulna

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Forearm

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39
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Phalanges

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Toes

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40
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Femur

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Promixal Bone

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41
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Stiple

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Knees

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42
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Tarsal (Hock)

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Ankle

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43
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Arth

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Joints

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44
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Synarthroses

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Permit no movement, contain fibrous tissue that unties bones. (Bones in the skull)

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45
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Amphisrthroses

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Allows for slight movements

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46
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Cartilaginous

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Contains cartilages that is attached to bone

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47
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Diathroses

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Permits full movement

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48
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Hinge Joint

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Movement in one direction

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49
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Ball and socket

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Rounded head fits into joint

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50
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Synovial fluid

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Acts as lubricant, more mobility

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51
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Gliding

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Joint surfaces are flat

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52
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Pivot

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Joints move in pivot like motion

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53
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Myo

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Word part for muscle

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54
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Sarcomere

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Basic contractile unit of muscle cell

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55
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Myosin

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Pulls acting fibers toward the middle shorten the length of the muscle

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56
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Fascia

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Sheet of fibrous membrane that closes muscles and snakes groups

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57
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Ligaments

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Connects bones or cartilage

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58
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Tendons

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Bind muscle to bone

59
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Flexor

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Decreases the angle of a joint

60
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Extensor

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Increases angle of a joint

61
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Abductor muscle

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Moves bone away from midline

62
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Adductor

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Moves bone toward the midline

63
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Sphincter Muscle

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Expands and contracts to allow flow

64
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Chemoreceptor

A

Smell and taste

65
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Mechanoceptor

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Touch, pressure, stretch

66
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Photoreceptors

67
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Thermoreceptors

68
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Nociceptors

69
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Auditory receptors

70
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Alges-

71
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Integration

A

Processors info and decides what should be done with it

72
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Motor output

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Brain decided to act and sends signals with instructions on what to do

73
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Sensory neurons

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Eyes and ears and other sense organs Z

74
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Central Nervous System

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Brain and Spinal Cord

75
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Dura mater

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Outer layer of CNS

76
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Arachnoid

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Middle web like later of CNS

77
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Pia Mater

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Innermost compact layer of CNS

78
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Peripheral Nervous System

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consists of the nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord.

79
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Spinal Cord

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Extension of the brain,

80
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Somatic NS

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Allows voluntary movement

81
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Nervous tissue

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Densely packed with differnt nerve cells

82
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Neuron

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Nerve Cell

83
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Glial Cells

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Provide nutrition support insulation. And he’ll with transmission

84
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Dendrite

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Numerous short nerve process that pick up neurotransmitter from other neurons

85
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Axon

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Long nerve cells that carry impulse from cell body Down to the axon terminals

86
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Myelin Sheath

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Insulating covering of axon and helps impulses

87
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Node of Ranvier

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Gap in sheath that helps facilitated rapid conduction of the nerve impulse down the axon

88
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Axon terminal

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Release neurotransmitter into the synaptic space to continue transmission

89
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Neurotransmitter

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Chemical substance that act at synapses to stimulate impulse

90
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Synapse

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Extremely small space in between neurons

91
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Action potential

A

Change in electrical charge

92
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Reflexes

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Sensory neurons bring in stimuli, automatic reaction

93
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Swines are Mono_______ Omnivores

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monogastric

94
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Body temp of Swine

95
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Boar

96
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Barrow

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Castrated Male Hog

97
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Sow

A

Mature Female Hog

98
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Gilt

A

Immature Female Hog

99
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Polyestrous

A

heat cycles 21 days and last 2-3 days

100
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16-18 ____ Released

101
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Pen Mating

A

boar is housed with a group of females

102
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Hand Mating

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one on one mating so times and frequency can be monitored

103
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Artificial Insemination

A

Self-explanatory

104
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Gestation Period

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3 Months, 3 Weeks, 3 Days

105
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Farrowing Crate

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limits mobility so sow doesn’t hurt piglets

106
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Hog Hurdles

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portable partitions used to manuever swines

107
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Hog snare

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secures the pigs head

108
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Sling

A

canvas hammock with 4 holes

109
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Within 48 hours of newborn Piglet

A

Umbilical cord dipped in iodine
Needle teeth are clipped
Tails are docked
Given iron dextran injection

110
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Identify Swine Methods

A

Ear notching- Cuts are certain places that correspond to a number
ear tagging
tattooing
paint

111
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Horses are measured by

112
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Light Breeds ( Horses)

A

used for transport and show, Arabian, thoroughbred, quarter horse

113
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Gaited Horses

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used to transport and show, Tennessee walker and American saddle bred

114
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Draft Horses

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18 hands or >, used for work bc powerful

115
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Foal

A

young horse

116
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Colt

A

young male horse

117
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Filly

A

young female horse

118
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Suckling

A

foal that is nursing or suckling

119
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Weanling

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weaned or separated from the mare

120
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Yearling

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one year old horse

121
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Gelding

A

castrated male

122
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Aged

A

over 4 or 5 years of age

123
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Horses basically walk on only one digit (middle)
Called the

A

coffin bone

124
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Hooves rest on tissue called

125
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Hooves grow

A

1/4” a month from the coronary band

126
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Farrier

A

people that are trained in proper hoof care

127
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hoof wall

A

toe, quarter and heel

128
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Sole

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Palntar or Palmar surface, concave to fill the space between the wall and the bars

129
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Frog

A

V-shaped structure pointing down from that heel

130
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Laminitis/Founder

A

Painful inflammation of the tissue between the hoof and the coffin bone usually in the front feet

Overeating of carbohydrates
Endocrine disorders
Working on a hard surface
High fever
Black Walnut shavings
Stress

131
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Breeding for horses mainly-

A

artificial insemination

132
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Race horses are done

A

the old fashioned way

133
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Storm Cat

A

500,0000 stud fee paid

134
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Highest price for a race horse was

A

70 million

135
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Stud

A

male horse used in breeding

136
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Broodmare

A

mare used for breeding purposes

137
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AI

A

artificial insemination

138
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Seasonally polyestrous

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heat cycles occur every 21 day during spring and summer

139
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Monogastric Herbivore

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fiber/cellulose digested in large intestine

140
Q

Teeth continue to erupt for

141
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Maxilla

A

30% wider than mandible

142
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Colic

A

abdominal Pain

143
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Horses Cannot _____

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vomit,stomach is more likely to rupture than vomit

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