Skeleton Overview Equine Flashcards
Basics
1
Q
Structural framework is?
A
Skeleton
2
Q
What provides the lever system for movement with the muscles?
A
Skeleton
3
Q
What provides protection for the vital and internal organs?
A
Skeleton
4
Q
What acts as a storage site for minerals, particularly calcium?
A
Skeleton
5
Q
What acts as a production site for blood cells within the marrow?
A
Skeleton
6
Q
What are the bones located along the midline?
A
Axial Skeleton
7
Q
What are the bones of the limbs called?
A
Appendicular Skeleton
8
Q
The forlimb and handlimb are part of…
A
Appendicular Skeleton
9
Q
What is suspended between the two front limbs
A
Thorasic Sling
