bones

bones of the central skeleton.  Includes skull, sternum, hyoid apparatus, vertebral column, spinal cord. 

bones of the appendages, including the pelvis

head v tail

nose to ears

back to belly

upper chest--lungs, heart.  Above diaphragm

below diaphragm.  Stomach, intestines, liver, spleen

towards the midline v away from the midline

bisects the body into right and left pieces (bilateral)

bisects the body into cranial and caudal

cow in water

top of the foot v the pads (front or back leg)

most moveable.  Knee, shoulder

not moving. Sutures in skull

somewhat mobile. Mandible or pubic symphisis

hand

foot

the shaft part of a long bone

neck-part of a long bone (often epithelial cartilege plate)

wide part at top and bottom of a long bone

longer than it is wide

scapula, skull bones

vertebrae (skull)

little blocks or cubes (carpus or tarsus)

tiny hole in bones where blood vessels go in

7 vertebrae

13 vertebrae in a cat

contains 7 vertebrae

3 fused vertebrae

different numbers of vertebrae

front limb knee-joint

back leg knee-joint

wrist

hock, ankle

tarsus, ankle

made up of sternebra.

add to midline, subtract from midline, move distal part in a circle (not rotation)

bottom jaw

top jaw

5 per front foot, 4 per back foot. Contain 3 phalangies each.  Count from inside out. 

outer part of the ear

upper part of arm

lower part of arm

2 bones around the nose

premaxilla.  Holds the incisors.  Very front upper jaw, under nasal bone

either side of incisive, hold the upper teeth

hard palate--roof of the mouth

tear duct bone.  Just inside the inner orbit

arching cheekbone

lower jaw bone

two forehead bones

2 center head bones

eye socket

lower back side skull bones

back of skull bone. 

poky wing bones of soft palate

floor of cranial cavity (behind nose)

nasal septum

behind lacrimal bone.  Contains the cribiform plate (visible in bisected skull)

round bits at the back/bottom of the skull

side-to-side suture across the top of the head

up and down part of the triad in the back

bumps toward the back of the tympanic bullae

big hole under eye socket

bisected skull--plate over nasal turbinates.  Part of ethmoid bone

hole behind tympanic bullae

last of four holes behind orbit

second to last of four holes in orbit

second of four holes of orbit

first of four holes of orbit

two holes in front of mandible bone--look like nutrient foramen

under-skull back nose holes

where the two bones of the mandible join together

h-shaped bone structure in the throat.  Very delicate

center bar of H of hyoid apparatus

lamina and pedicle

top diagonal part around foramen of vertebrae

sides surrounding vertebral foramen

hole for spinal cord in vertebrae

large bone part below foramen

side "wings"

place where vertebrae join together to articulate.  part of pedicle. 

T11.  The one that faces up and changes the direction of slant. 

C1.  Flat and wing-nut shaped

C2.  Very arch-bony. 

S1--1st sternebra

last sternebra

attaches to ribs to hold them to the sternebra

shoulder blade

large hole in medial part of humerus

upper arm bone

lower arm bone that contains elbow.  lateral and caudal. 

lower arm bone.  medial and cranial. 

tiny bones on bottom of digits (where phalanges meet)

poky part of scapula

area cranial to scapular spine

area caudal to scapular spine

tiny bumps on scapula before humerus-socket

humerus-socket on scapula

lowest pointy part of scapular spine

flat part of scapular spine

flat spine (scroll-like) by the supracondyloid foramen

ball and small part leading up to ball of upper arm bone

flat parts on either side of the head

metacromion.  Fat part of scapular spine

bump partway down shaft of humerus

outer-most parts of the scrolls (opposite head). 

elbow (ulna)

top of arch below elbow

bottom of arch below elbow

wrist/hand bones.  First row of carpal bones are named, second are numbered. 

upper back leg

bigger, medial, cranial lower leg bone. 

thinner, lateral caudal lower leg bone

ankle and foot bones.  Metatarsals are long.  first row of tarsals are named, second are numbered. 

digit-bones.  P1, P2, P3 from top to claw in each digit

dip in top of femur below trochanter

very outside of bottom of femur (scroll)

scroll part of scrolls

little bumps on top of tibia that fit between scrolls of femur

flat spot on front of tibia

medial, distal-most part of tibia

fat spool-like bone of tarsus

long bone of tarsus

halves of pelvis

wing of pelvis

fatter side of foramen

thinner side of foramen

socket for femur in pelvis

part of pubic bone (upper part of attachment) that attaches to other os coxae

ball-joint

large part of femur next to the head

thin part behind the head