Skeletal

Question 1

TPLO

Answer 1

tibial plateau leveling osteotomy

Question 2

OCD

Answer 2

osteochinritis dissecans

Question 3

FHO

Answer 3

femoral head osteotomy

Question 4

KE

Answer 4

Kirscher-Elmer

Question 5

RA

Answer 5

rheumatoid arthritis

Question 6

P3

Answer 6

third or distal phalanx

Question 7

DJD

Answer 7

degenerative joint disease

Question 8

OFA

Answer 8

orthopedic foundation for animals

Question 9

oste/o

Answer 9

bone

Question 10

chondr/o

Answer 10

cartilage

Question 11

arthr/o

Answer 11

joint

Question 12

spondyl/o

Answer 12

vertebrae

Question 13

-desis

Answer 13

surgical binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

Question 14

dia-

Answer 14

between

Question 15

meta-

Answer 15

beyond

Question 16

physis

Answer 16

to grow

Question 17

synovi/o

Answer 17

sword

Question 18

syn-

Answer 18

union, together, joined

Question 19

Fossa

Answer 19

trench or hollow depressed area

Question 20

Symphysis

Answer 20

a semi-movable joint where two bones are joined and held firmly together so that they function as one bone

Question 21

Meniscus

Answer 21

cresent-shaped fibrocartilage found in some joints, such as the stifle, that provide stability while permitting normal movement

Question 22

Sulcus

Answer 22

groove

Question 23

Ligament

Answer 23

a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone

Question 24

Tendon

Answer 24

a flexbile band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone

Question 25

Lamina

Answer 25

thin, flat plate

Question 26

Suture

Answer 26

jagged line where bones join and form a non-moviable joint, typically found in the skull

Question 27

Fontanelles

Answer 27

soft spots remaining at the junction of structures in the skull that usually closes after birth

Question 28

Luxation

Answer 28

dislocation or displacement of a bone from its joint

Question 29

Condyle

Answer 29

rounded articular projection

Question 30

Periosteum

Answer 30

tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outer covering of bone

Question 31

Foramen

Answer 31

hole or opening

Question 32

Axial Skeleton

Answer 32

skull, spine, ribs, sternum

Question 33

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 33

bones of appendages = limbs

Question 34

Discospondylitis

Answer 34

inflammation of the interveterbral disc and vetebrae

Question 35

Tuberosity

Answer 35

projecting part

Question 36

Osteoclasts

Answer 36

phagocytic cells that eat away bone

Question 37

Flexion

Answer 37

decreases in the angle of a joint

Question 38

Extension

Answer 38

an increase the angle of a joint

Question 39

Process

Answer 39

projection

Question 40

Cortical Bone

Answer 40

hard, dense, strong bone

Question 41

Cancellous Bone

Answer 41

light, lattice work found at the end and inner portions of long bone

Question 42

Compound Fracture

Answer 42

broken bone in which there is an open wound in the skin

Question 43

Stifle

Answer 43

the femorotibial joint

Question 44

Knee

Answer 44

the carpal joint of large animals or the stifle in small animals

Question 45

Trochanter

Answer 45

broad flat projection

Question 46

Abduction

Answer 46

movement away from the midline of the body

Question 47

Adduction

Answer 47

movement toward the midline of the body

Question 48

Comminuted

Answer 48

a fracture in which the bone is broken into pieces