Terms Flashcards
plantigrade
walks on entire sole of foot
digitigrade
weight is borne on toes
unguligrade
weight borne on toes but toes in hoof e.g horse, cow
sarcolemma
cell membrane of a muscle fibre
NMJ
Neuromuscular Junction
Axil consists of:
skull proper, mandible, hyoid apparatus, bones of middle ear, vertebrae
Mandible
lower jaw
Appendicular skeleton
divided into two:
forelimb: scapula, pectoral limbs
Hindlimb: pelvis, pelvic limbs
Lingual
Tongue
Ventral
Toward the belly
Dorsal
Toward the back
Isotonic contraction
shorten contraction.
isometric contraction
develops tension but doesn’t shorten. (posture)
Osteo-
Bone
Physis-
growth/change
Dis-
Through/between/across
epi-
upon/ over
meta-
after/ along with/ beyond
Compact bone (structure)
Hard external shaft layer
dense/cortical
Spongy bone (structure)
Cancellous (middle)
forous network of spicules
Medullary cavity (structure)
Surrounded by compact bone in the shaft of a long bone