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The Appendicular Skeleton Ch 3 Flashcards

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The appendicular Skeleton

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Composed of the bones of the limbs

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Scapula (shoulder blade)

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A large triangular bone on the side of the thorax

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Clavicle (collar bone)

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A slender bone that connects the sternum to the scapula

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Vestigial or Rudimentary Clavicle

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Degenerate, atrophied or undeveloped collar bone

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What species don’t have clavicles?

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swine, ruminants and equine

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Humerus (Brachium)

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The long bone of the proximal front limb

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Antebrachium

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The region of the radius and the ulna

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Ante

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Before

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Radius

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The cranial bone of the front limb

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Ulna

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The caudal bone of the front limb

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Olecranon

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The proximal projection of the ulna that forms the point of the elbow (some species have a fused radius and ulna

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Carpal Bones

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Irregularly shaped bones in the area known as the wrist in people

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Carpus

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The joint in the area known as the wrist in people (in small animals)

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Knee

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The joint in the area known as the wrist in people (in large animals)

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Metacarpals

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Bones found distal to the carpus (Identified by numbers from medial to lateral)

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Meta

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beyond

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Splint bones

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When metacarpals (and metatarsals) II and IV do not articulate (connect) with the phalanges (in horses)

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Interosseous Ligament

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The ligament that attaches the splint bones to the large third metacarpal (or metatarsal) bone (the cannon bone)

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Cannon Bone

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The large third metacarpal (or metatarsal) bone

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Ruminant

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An animal (such as a cow or sheep) that has more than one stomach and that swallows food and then brings it back up again to continue chewing it

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Phalanges

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The bones of the digit (numbered from proximal to distal). Plural form of phalanx

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Phalanx

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One bone of the digit (Digit 1)

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Digits

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The bones analogous (related or similar) to the human finger and vary in number in animals. Cloven-hoofed animals, such as ruminants or swine, have 3 phalanges in their digits with the distal-most (p3) encased in the hoof. Equine species have one digit (digit III). Within that digit are 3 phalanges.

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Dewclaw

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Digit 1 of the dog

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Ungulates (uhng-yoo-latz)
Animals with hooves
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Dewclaws of ungulates
The vestigial digits of the cloven hoofed animals. Animals with cloven, or split hoof, have digits III and IV and digits II and V are vestigial.
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Fetlock Joint
The joint between metacarpal (metatarsal) III and the proximal phalanx
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Pastern Joint
The joint between P1 and P2
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Coffin Joint
The joint between P2 and P3
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Long pastern bone
The common name for P1 (Phalangeal bone 1) in livestock
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Short pastern bone
The common name for P2 (Phalangeal bone 2) in livestock
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Coffin Bone
The common name for P3 (Phalangeal bone 3) in livestock
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Claw
Phalanx 3 in non-hooved animals
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Onych/o (combining form)
Claw
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Onychectomy
In cats, a surgical procedure to remove the claws (declaw)
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Sesamoid Bones
Small nodular bones embedded in a tendon or joint capsule
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Navicular Bone
Common name for the sesamoid bone in horses located inside the hoof on the palmar or plantar surface of P3
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Pelvis (hip)
Consists of three pairs of bones: ilium, ischium, and pubis
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Ilium
The largest pair and is blade shaped bone of the pelvis
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Sacroiliac Joint
Found in the pelvis and formed by the ilium articulating with the sacrum
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Ischium (ish-ke-uhm)
The caudal pair of bones in the Pelvis
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Pubis
The ventral pair of bones that are fused on midline by a cartilaginous joint on the pelvic bone
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Pubic symphysis
Cartilaginous (cart-til-i-jin-ous) joint that fuses the two the ventral pair on bones (the pubic bones) called the pubis together - crotch
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Acetabulum (ass-eh-tab-bule-um)
The large socket of the pelvic bone that forms where the three bones meet - ilium, ischium, and the pubis (head of the femur) Forms the ball and socket joint with the femur
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Hooks and pins (in cattle)
Points of the ilium and ischium
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Femur (or thigh bone)
The proximal long bone of the rear leg
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Femoral Head (head of the femur)
Connected to a narrow area called the femoral neck
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Femoral Neck
A proximal part of the femur (a narrow area below the head of the femur)
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Trochanter (s)
Large, flat, broad projections on a bone
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Condyle (s)
Rounded projection
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Patella (knee cap)
A large sesamoid bone in the rear limb
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Knee
The joint between the femur and tibia (NOT A BONE)
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Stifle Joint
The joint that houses the patella
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Popliteal (pop-lit-e-a-l)
Sesamoid bone is the rear limb and on the caudal surface of the stifle
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Tibia
One of the distal long bones of the rear limb. Of the two distal long bones it is more weight bearing
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Fibula
Long slender bone (distal long bone)
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Crus
The area of the limb between the stifle and hock (lower leg)
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Tarsal Bones
Irregularly shaped bones found in the ankle area
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Tarsus / Hock (joint)
The area known as the ankle in people which includes the tarsals. Tarsus = small animal (joint) Hock = large animals (joint)
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Talus
One of the tarsal bones. Shorter medial bone located in the proximal row of tarsals
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Calcaneus (cal-kay.knee-us)
The long, lateral tarsal bone located in the proximal row of tarsal bones
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metacarpals
Front ankle part
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Metatarsals
Back ankle part
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Vertebral Formulas for species
Dogs and cats: C=7, T=13, L=7, S=3, Cy=6-23 Equine: C=7, T=18, L=6 (or L=5 in weird arabians) S=5, Cy=15-21 Bovine: C=7, T=13, L=6, S=5, Cy=18-20 Pigs: C=7, T=14-15, L=6-7, S=4, Cy=20-23 Sheep and goats: C=7, T=13, L=6-7, S=4, Cy=16-18 Chicken: C=14, T=7, LS=14, Cy=6 (lumbar and sacral are fused)

Veterinary Medical Terminology (72 decks)

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