Unit Introduction Flashcards
- The study of the biology of animals that live alongside humans.
- Concerned with the business aspects of producing livestock animals, but not limited to cattle for beef and milk, poultry, goat, sheep, swine, poultry and horses.
Animal Science
- Deals with breeding, farming and care of farm animals.
Animal Husbandry
- Study of the structure of the body and the relation of its parts
Anatomy
description of the structure of a single type of species
Special Anatomy
deals with the form and structure of the principal domesticated animals, largely descriptive in character
Veterinary Anatomy
the description of skeleton
Osteology
the description of the joints
Syndesmology
muscles and accessory structures
Myology
the description of the viscera
Splanchnology
the description of the organs of circulation
Angiology
- The scientific study of the functions and mechanisms which work within a living system.
- Focused on how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical and physical functions that exist in a living system.
Physiology
structures (or positions) lie toward the back
Dorsal
structures lie toward the belly or the corresponding surface of the head or tail
Ventral
structures lie toward the head
Cranial
ones toward the tail
Caudal
structures toward the muzzle
Rostral
structures lie toward the median plane
Medial
structures lie toward the side
Lateral
structures lie toward the junction with the body
Proximal
structures are those at a greater distance
Distal
structures toward the “rear” (forelimb)
Palmar
structures toward the “rear” (hindlimb)
Plantar
