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Anatomy
form and structure of organisms. "to cut apart". Where things are and what they look like.
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gross anatomy
visible to the naked eye
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embryology
developmental anatomy--conception to birth
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histology
study of tissues
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comparative anatomy
2 different animals with similar features
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living anatomy
observation, palpation, oscultation, percussion, etc.
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topographic anatomy
diving into areas
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imaging anatomy
radiograph, ultrasound, CT MRI
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applied anatomy
diagnosis and (surgical) treatment
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animalia
eukaryotic, multicellular, ingest, mobile, sexual
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planae
eukaryotic, multicellular, photosynthetic, nonmobile, sexual
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fungi
eukaryotic, multicellular, absorption, nonmotile, sexual
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protista
eukaryotic, uni- or mulitcellular, absorb, injest or photosynthesize, sexual and asexual
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monera
prokaryotic, unicellular, absorb or photosynthesize, mobile or nonmotile, asexual
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3 domains
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
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5 functions associated with life
- growth
- metabolism
- response to stimuli
- adaptation to environment
- reproduction
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simple squamous epithelium
- thin, plate-like, lines body cavities and blood vessels
- Flat cells, one thick
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taxonomy
classification of living creatures. Good for comparison and identification. Easier to understand (more manageable pieces)
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List taxonomical classifications
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- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
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3 phylums
- Arthropods
- Mollusca
- Chordata
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5 kingdoms
- Animalia
- Protista
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Monera
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Phylum Arthropoda
exoskeletons, jointed limbs
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Phylum Mollusca
Unsegmented, soft bodies, foot
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Phylum Chordata
elongated bilaterally symmetric body, had/has notochord
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Subclass Theria, Eutheria
Have a placenta. Tigers.
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Order Perissodactyla
hooved animals with an odd number of digits (horses)
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Genus Leopardus
spotted cats
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Genus Panthera
Solid colored cats
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Order Lagomorphia
rabbits
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Order Carnivora
Carnivores
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Order Artiodactyla
Hooved animals with an even number of digits
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Subclass Theria, Metatheria
have a pouch. Kangaroos
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Subclass Prototheria
mammals that lay eggs. Spiny anteater
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Notochord
flexible rod-like structure that develops into spinal column in some animals
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Binomial nomenclature
2-word naming system of Carolus von Linnaeus.
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pronation
turning so that the dorsal is on top
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supination
turning so that the ventral is on top
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cell
functional unit of life
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tissue
group of cells and materials, specialize for a common function
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organ
tissues associated into functional groups
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system
group of organs participating in common enterprise
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four types of tissue
- connective
- muscle
- epithelial
- nervous
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Nervous tissue
transmits signals/impulses across body
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Muscle Tissue
Movement and support. 3 types
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Connective tissue
holds things together
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epithelial tissue
covers body surfaces, glands, lines cavities and blood vessels
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Connective tissue
Connect other tissues, give form and strength to organs and provide protection and leverage. All have matrix, cells and fibers
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compact bone
- type of specialized connective tissue. (Lamina). Layering of osteocytes (lacunae). Hard matrix. Skeleton. Marrow.
- layer of protective covering over cancellous bone. Has osteons--osteocytes in lacunae
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cancellous bone
- type of specialized connective tissue. Tiny spicules of bone in random pattern. Lighter, but strong. Epiphysis, Marrow.
- Spongy bone found in the epiphysis of long bones. Has trabeculae (bony spicules). Light but strong.
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3 muscle types
- Skeletal (striated). fiber=1 cell
- cardiac (striated), branched, single-nucleus
- smooth (non-striated). Spindle-shaped. single nucleus. Organs.
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Nervous tissue
conducts electrical signals, stores information and evaluates data. Transmits sensory information to spinal cord and brain
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Two types of bone
- cancellous (spongy)
- compact
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Simple cuboidal epithelium
line glands and kidney. Square cells one thick
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Simple columnar epithelium
lines digestive tract. Long thin cells, one thick.
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Transitional epithelium
stretchy, different kinds. Bladder, urinary tract.
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Stratified squamous epithelium
thick, protective. Outer skin. Layers of plate-cells
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pseudostratified columnar
looks like many layers but all touch the bottom. Considered stratified. Respiratory
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Stratified cuboidal
thick, multiple layers of cube cells. Pharynx and salivary ducts.
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glands
epithelial cells that are specialized for secretion and excretion
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Osteoprogenitor
pre- bone cell (pre-osteoblast)
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Endocrine gland
ductless, secretes into the bloodstream (hormones--pituitary, thyroid, adrenal)
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exocrine gland
has a duct. Secretes onto a surface. Urogenital, GI, respiratory
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serus
liquid or mucus secretion of gland
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apocrine gland
top of cell is lost in secretion
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merocrine gland
cell lives on after excretion
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holocrine gland
cell is completely destroyed during secretion
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acinar gland
simple round duct
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complex gland
duct = multiple pores with one opening.
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tubular gland
duct is long and thin
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tubular acinar gland
duct = one long pore with a round sac at the bottom.
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Areolar connective tissue
loose connective tissue. All fibers and loose matrix. Under epithelial tissue, between things and around organs
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Adipose connective tissue
Loose connective. Fat. Little matrix. Found where protection is needed. Kidneys
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Reticular connective tissue
net-like loose connective. Spleen, lymph nodes, bone.
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dense regular connective tissue
Parallel fibers, lots of collagen, few blood vessels. Tendons and ligaments.
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Dense irregular connective tissue
fibers in different directions. Not orderly. Under dermis, organ capsules, GI tract
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Elastic connective tissue
between vertebrae, heart, walls of arteries, large airways, stomach, bladder
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Hyaline cartilege
AKA articular cartilege. specialized connective tissue. Lots of collagen--more rigid. Articular surface of bones, nose, trachea, larynx, costal of ribs. Has lacunae around chondrocytes. Reduces articular friction.
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Elastic cartilege.
specialized connective tissue. More flexible, has lacunae. Pinnae, auditory tubes and epiglottis.
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Fibrocartilege
Specialized connective tissue. More collagen in thicker bundles. Pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs, discs in stifle, discs in temporomandibular joint
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blood
specialized connective tissue. Contains plasa, erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes. Carry nutrients, gasses. Fluid matrix.
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skeletal muscle
multinucleated striated. Fiber = 1 cell. voluntary. Bicep.
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Cardiac muscle
striated, branched, single-nucleus. Heart.
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smooth muscle
non-striated. Spindle-shaped. Single nucleus. Organs.
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dorsal body cavity
brain and spinal cord
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ventral body cavity
most soft organs. Divided by thorax into thorax and abdomen
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visceral pleura
lines the thoracic organs. Balloon that organs push into.
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Parietal pleura
lines the thoracic cavity wall
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pleural cavity
fluid inside of pleural sacs.
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Pericardial cavity (sac)
surrounds the heart
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pleural cavity (sac)
surrounds the lungs
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visceral peritoneum
lines organs like a pleura in the abdominopelvic cavity
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parietal peritoneum
lines the abdominal wall.
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peritoneal cavity
potential space between parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum.
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what living connective tissue is both organic and inorganic, can heal itself and is the second hardest substance in the body?
- bone. Organic: cells, collagen fibers and matrix
- Inorganic: calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate
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Haversian canal
blood vessel in bone.
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Volkmann's channels
bring blood from periosteum to the haversian canals
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lacunae
"lakes' of bone around osteocytes
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Periosteum
membrane covering outside of diaphysis and epiphysis where articular cartilege is absent. Contains osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
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endosteum
lines the marrow chamber. Contains osteoclasts and osteoblasts
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5 functions of bone
- Support (muscular structure)
- protection (organs)
- leverage (allow muscles to move the body)
- storage (stores minerals--is a depot organ)
- blood formation (hematopoiseis)
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osteoblast
mature cells that make bone
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osteocytes
mature osteoblasts surrounded by matrix, trapped in lacunae. Can revert back to osteoblast form to make bone
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osteoclasts
destroy bone, give calcium to blood.
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canaliculi
channels that allow cells to communicate
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Ossification
when osteoblasts harden the matrix they laid down
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osteon
Group of osteocytes in lacuna gathered around a haversian canal. In Compact bone.
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short bones
carpal/tarsal. Cube-shaped
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long bones
longer than they are wide. Limbs
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Flat bones
two thin plates of compact bone with cancellous between. Pelvis, scapula, skull
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irregular bones
vertebrae, skull
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sesamoid bones
- bone embedded in a tendon. Found where a bone passes over a joint.
- Patella
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Visceral bone
Os penis. Bone found within a visceral organ.
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Pneumatic bone
- Bone with sinuses that communicate with the atmosphere.
- Frontal and Maxillary
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metaphysis
layer of hyaline cartilege between diaphysis and epiphysis where bones grow in length. Cavity for marrow is in the middle
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apophysis
where tubercle comes off bone
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Medullary cavity
where marrow is made
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red bone marrow
- hematopoeitic. RBC, WBC, Platelets. At birth all bone marrow is red. As an adult only half is. Has blood vessels.
- primarily in flat bones: cranium, ribs, scapula
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yellow bone marrow
fat. Storage. Half of adult bone marrow is yellow. Has blood vessels. Can become red if nessary.
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Facet
articular projection. Rocking motion--carpal/tarsal, vertebra, radius, ulna (side by side movement)
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Trochlea
pulley-like articular projection. A specialized condyle
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crest
sharp ridgle, like sacrum
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pectoral girdle
shoulder-apparatus. Humans, birds have a complete one, cats/dogs do not.
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axial skeleton
skull, hyoid, spinal column, ribs, sternum
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appendicular skeleton
pectoral and pelvic limbs, including pelvis
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skull
37-38 bones. United by sutures
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cranium
portion of the skull that surrounds the brain. 11 bones, external and internal
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Parietal bones
dorsal lateral wall of cranium. Large in dog and cat, small in cow and horse
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external cranium
- partly visible in surface of intact skull
- frontal bones, interparietal bones, occipital bone, parietal bone, temporal bone
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internal bone of cranium
hidden bones inside the intact skull. Ethmoid, sphenoid
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Interparietal bones
slivers on either side of saggital crest. Very hard to see
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bones of the ear
incus, malleus, stapes. In temporal bones. Covered by tympanic membrane (external auditory/acoustic meatus)
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mesaticephalic
middle-length nose (labrador)
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Ramus
vertical part of the mandible with no teeth
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body of the mandible
horizontal part with all the teeth
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pterygoid bones
internal bones of the face. Support pharynx
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Internal bones of the face
Palatine, Pterygoid, Turbinates (4), Vomer
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External bones of the face
Incisive, Lacrimal, Mandible, Maxillary bone, nasal bones, zygomatic bones
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Meatuses
spaces in turbinates
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turbinates (concha)
4. Nasal conchae, usually thin, scrolled around each other. Covered in mucus. Helps warm and humidify air and trap particles. Meatuses are the spaces between.
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nasomaxillary suture
between nasal and maxillary bones
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internasal suture
between nasal bones
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paracondylar process
pterygoid-like structure behind tympanic bullae and mastoid process
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petrous temporal bone
internal, visible in bisected skull. Thick, dense bone containing structures of ear. Behind sella turcica, just above tympanic bulla.
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external acoustic meatus
big hole in skull. Tympanic membrane covers
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Concha
turbinates. Dorsal nasal and ventral nasal.
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Sella Turcica
where pituitary sits in skull. Bisected skull, first dip behind cribiform plate
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Cornual process
process of frontal bone of horned ruminants. Encased in horn. Frontal sinus grows into it, so dehorning only in the young !
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Temporal fossa
depression on side of head
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Rostral bone
only in pigs. Tiny bone at front of nose. For rooting.
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Orbit species differences
Complete in horse and cow, incomplete in dog and cat (completed by a ligament)
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Facial crest
Ridge on side of a horse's face. Zygomatic, but not open.
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Paranasal sinuses
air-filled cavities within bones that communicate with nasal sinuses. Mucus-lined. Small-ish in dog and cat, huge in horse, complex in cow (into horn)
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corunal diverticulum
where the frontal sinus diverts into the horn of a cow
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hyoid apparatus
attaches to temporal bone at the top and thyroid cartilege at the bottom
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Bones of the spine
- 7 cervical (atlas, axis)
- 13 thoracic (anticlinal) (13 pr ribs)
- 7 lumbar
- 3 sacral (fused)
- various coccygeal
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intervertebral discs
discs lie between bodies. Convex cranially, concave caudally. Ligaments hold together, rib ligaments help support
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intervertebral foramen
hole between two vertebrae where they fit together, shown from the side
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sacroilliac joint
helps connect pelvis limb to body (nothing similar in pectoral girdle)
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true ribs
vertebrosternal ribs
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false ribs
vertebrochondral ribs (3 in cat). Hook to cartilege instead of actual sternum
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floating rib, vertebral rib
one in a cat. Connects to nothing
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thoracic limb canine
scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpal bones, metacarpals, phalanges
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Brachium bones
humerus, scapula
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Antebrachium bones
Radius, Ulna, carpus, metacarpals, phalanges, seasmoid
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horse brachium bones
scapula, humerus
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equine antebrachium bones
ulna, radius FUSED, carpal bones, splint bones (#2 and #4), cannon bone (#3), proximal sesamoids (2), long pastern, short pastern, coffin bone, navicular bone (distal sesamoid)
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Scapular species differences
- cat has suprahamate process
- equine lacks acromion
- equine and bovine have developed scapular cartilege
- canine have subscapular fossa on the back
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Who has a clavicle?
- cats (ossified, non articulating)
- dogs (rudimentary)
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olecranon fossa
hole for elbow in humerus. Contains supertrochlear foramen in dog
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supertrochlear foramen
hole in humerus in dog. Like supercondyloid, but nothing goes through it.
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Horse humerus
has no hole, has intermediate tubercle
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trochlear notch
big scoop out of ulna. Radial notch is lateral part of coronoid process
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styloid process
poky end of radius (medial). Main weight-bearing bone of lower arm. Articulates with carpus.
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carpal bones
proximal row is named, distal row is numbered
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metacarpals
- pig- 4 (2 useless)
- Dog-4
- Goat-2 (fused)
- horse-1, 2 splint (3,4,5)
- cow-2 fused (3,4)
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Ungual crest
where nail comes off (P3)
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Pelvis bones
Ilium, Ischium (caudal-most), Pubis (smallest)
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Tuber sacrale
cranial medial part of ilium in a bovine and equine. Wing is between tubers
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tuber coxae
point of the hip in horse and cow. Wing is between tubers.
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ischial tuberosity
Pin bone in cattle. Caudal-most pelvic bone. Where they sit.
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Objurator foramen
large holes in the pelvis to lighten the bone. No big blood vessels or nerves go through.
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equine femur
has 3rd (intermediate) trochanter
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fibula
Equine and Bovine don't have shaft. Contains lateral malleolus.
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Pelvic limb bones
femur, patella, tibia, fibula (Tarsus, metatarsals, phalanges)
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Equine pelvic limb
femur, patella, tibia, bits of fused fibula
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bones of tarsus/hock
talus, calcaneus (lateral), central, numbered.
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Splanchnic skeleton
bones that form in soft organs. Os cordis (heart of bovine), Os rostri (nose of swine), os penis (penis of canine)
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synovial joint
- moveable, not connected. Shoulder, stifle.
- Have articular surfaces on bones with articular cartilege covering, fluid-filled joint cavity enclosed by joint capsule.
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Bursa
- sac-like structure that reduces friction between tissues.
- Sits between skin-bone, muscle-bone, tendon-bone and ligament-bone joinings. Inside synovial capsule/membrane/fluid.
- Between articular cartilege or wrapped all the way aroud tendon or muscle.
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synovial joint capsule
outer layer is fibrous, inner layer is synovial membrane, producing synovial fluid, which lubricates and nourishes the joint surface. More exercise = more.
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fibrous joint
little or no movement, joined by fibrous connective tissue. Skull sutures, syndesmosis (interosseus ligament between radius and ulna in carnivores)
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cartilaginous joint
semi-mobile or not moveable. Jointed by fibrocartilege, hyaline or articular cartilege or both. Vertebrae, mandibular symphysis, pelvic symphysis, sternebra, synchondrosis (cartilaginous epiphyseal plate uniting diaphysis and epiphysis--immovible)
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Structural classification
how joints are connected (Synovial, cartilaginous, fibrous)
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Functional classification
Degree of joint mobility (diarthrosis, synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis)
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Biomechanical classification
how many bones are involved (simple, complex, compound)
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Gomphosis
fibrous implantation of tooth into alveoli of jaw bone (not a true joint)
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Ligaments of stifle joint
- lateral collateral (down side)
- medial collateral (down side)
- cranial cruciate (crossed in center)
- caudal cruciate (crossed in center)
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Ligaments
- fibrous connective tissue connecting bone to bone
- Intracapsular or extracapsular
- Nocioception (pain) and proprioception (location, position)
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nocioception
pain receptors
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proprioception
stretch receptors; keep CNS informed about position of joints and tendons. Sense of where the body is.
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Meniscus
- Disc of hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage and fibrous tissue
- allows greater variety of motion and alleviates concussions
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labrum
fibrocartilaginous rim
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Translation of a joint
movement that changes positions
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Rotation of a joint
moving in a circle along axis
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Pendular movement of a joint
flexion, extension, overextension
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Swing of a joint
just what it sounds like?
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Flexion (synovial)
decrease angle (bicep curl in)
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Extension (synovial)
increase angle (extend arm)
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Adduction (synovial)
toward midline
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Abduction (synovial)
away from midline
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Rotation
Twisting on its own axis
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Circumduction
Movement of distal end in a circle
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Hinge joint
synovial. Elbow
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Pivot joint
"no" joint. synovial. Atlantoaxial
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Condylar joint
synovial. Femorotibial
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Ellipsoid joint
covex into concave. Flex/Ex. Synovial. Radiocarpal
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Saddle joint
flex/ex, ab/add. 2 saddles fitting together. synovial. Distal interphalangeal
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Ball and Socket (spheroid) joint
universal movement. Synovial. Hip
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Plane joint
gliding. synovial. Equine vertebral articular process, intercarpal.
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arthroscopy
minimally invasive surgical procedure; examination of the interior of a joint using an arthroscope (type of endoscope)
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shoulder
- glenohumeral/scapulohumeral joint
- ball and socket
- universal motion, chiefly flexion and extension
- glenoid cavity
- Intertubercular (bicipital) groove--bicep tendon. Bursa or synovial membrane
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Elbow
- humeroradioulnar
- a hinge (ginglymus) synovial joint and also a compound joint (3+ articular surfaces)
- humeral condyle (w/head of radius)
- anconeal process of ulna (fits olecranon fossa)
- collateral ligaments (flexion and extension)
- ununited anconeal process, fragmented coronoid process (piece floating into joint)
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3 joints of Carpus
- antebrachiocarpal (synovial elliopoid, radius and ulna to carpal bones)
- middle carpal joint (between two rows of carpals. Small movement)
- Carpometacarpal joint (distal row of carpal and metacarpal)
- Intercarpal joint (between individual, side-to-side carpal bones)
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carpal varus
bow legged. Medial deviation of bones distal to carpus
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carpal valgus
knock-kneed. lateral deviation of the joints distal to carpus
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3 digital joints
- metacarpophalangeal joint (fetlock in a horse. Modified hinge)
- proximal joint
- distal interphalangeal joint (saddle)
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onychectomy
declawing removal of the distal phalange through the distl interphalangeal joint in cats.
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Joints of the horse
Hip, Stifle, Carpus/hock, fetlock, pastern, coffin
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Sacroiliac joint
mostly immovable. Cartilaginous and synovial. Connects pelvis to axial skeleton. Bony connection holding pelvic limb
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Sacrotuberous ligament
Sacrum and first caudal vertebrae to ischium. Connects to tubercle. Absent in cat. Horse and cow have sheet of tissue that forms the same function and completes the lateral wall of pelvis
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coxofemoral joint
hip. Ball and socket (spheroidal) synovial. No collateral ligaments.
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Luxating patella
moving knee cap. Medial or lateral. Different grades of severity. Grades 1, 2, 3.
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Incus to malleus joint
synovial
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malleus to stapes joint
synovial
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stapes to vestibular window joint
fibrous
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Mandibular symphyseal fracture
comes from being hit by cars. Stabilize the jaw and it will heal. Wire around jaw.
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tympanohyoid cartilege articulates with skull forming a:
fibrous joint
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Hyoid and larynx make a ____________ joint
synovial
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Articular processes of the vertebrae make ___________ joints
cartilaginous
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top of vertebrae articulate with each other making a ____________ joint
synovial facet (plane)
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Atlantooccipital joint
"Yes" joint--modified hinge
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atlantoaxial joint
"No" joint--pivot. Synovial
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Nuchal ligament of dog
Stabilizes neck--cervical/atlas, occipital to thoracic spine. Yellow elastic connective tissue. Present in dog, absent in cat, sheet in cow and horse
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nuchal ligament of horse
cervical/atlas/occipital to thoracic spine. Stabilizing ligament. Split into two parts: funicular (cord) and lamellar (sheet). Dogs have a ligament, cats have none.
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Costovertebral joints
- head of rib into vertebrae--synovial (ball and socket)
- transverse process into tubercle of rib--synovial (plane)
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Sternocostal joint
synovial--sternum to cartilege
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Intersternal joint
Cartilaginous. Sternebrae to sternebrae
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Newton's third law of motion
animals must push something backwards to move (ground, fluid, gas, etc)
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6 functions of feathers
- Form of epidermis
- streamlining,
- trap air,
- lighten animal,
- protect thin skin from rain trauma and sunlight radiation
- assist in thermoregulation and camouflage
- communication behaviors like courtship, defense and recognition
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6 kinds of feathers
- tall
- flight
- semiplume
- filoplume
- bristle
- downy
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Molting
process of feather replacement. Occurs several times a year depending on species. Usually symmetrical. Some water fowl do itall at once. Usually one or two primaries at a time.
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Blood feather
a developing feather that has pushed out the old one.
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3 Wing muscles
- Pectorals (downstroke, sternum to humerus)
- Supracoracoideus (upstroke, originate on sternum)
- Extensor Carpi Radialis (Flexes elbow/extends wrist--like cat/dog)
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Bird skull
thinner bones, keritinized bill, large eye sockets
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Bird vertebrae
More cervical and caudal for a flexible neck and tail, fewer thoracic, lumbar and sacral. Fused for stability.
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Avian Pectoral girdle
Complete. Bone attaches. 3 bones. Coracoid, Scapula, Clavicle (wishbone). (Keel)
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Avian antebrachium
ulna is larger in diameter where secondaries attach.
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Alula
1st finger--for steering. Looks like a dewclaw
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Synsacrum
Avian fused vertebrae and pelvis (sacrum, some coccygeal, some lumbar)
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Avian pelvic limb
- short, wide femur
- tibiotarsal (fibia small, splint)
- tarsometatarsus
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Bird sternum
Keel. Large and concave.
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Bird flight adaptations
- wing shape
- Feathers
- Torpedo-shaped for less drag
- Fewer, pneumatic bones.
- lightweight beak instead of jaw
- keel to attach flight muscles
- muscular system
- extra air sacs for lightness
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Feather parts
Quill (calamus), Shaft (racis), vane
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white muscle fibers
thick, low blood supply, little myoglobin, stores glycogen for muscle contraction. Found in flight muscles of short distance fliers like chickens.
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red muscles
thinner, rich supply of blood, fat, myoglobin, mitochondria. Long-distance flight muscles. Waterbirds, songbirds, pigeons, birds of prey. Dark meat.
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patagium
web of skin that extends from shoulder to the wrist.
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Avian respiratory system
lungs small, air sacs throughout for lightness, warmth and moisture, lower center of gravity. uni-directional, takes 2 inspirations and expirations to move one pocket of air.
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bird brain
no wrinkles, well-developed instinct-center, large optic lobe
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Passive stay apparatus: shoulder flexion
biceps brachii tendon pulls to prevent joint flexion. Serratus ventralis
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Serratus ventralis
holds front of body like a swing between ribs and scapula
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Passive stay apparatus: elbow flexion
collateral ligaments (inside ligaments), triceps brachii
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joints and bones of horse limb
os coxae, hip, femur, patella, stifle, tibia/fibula, hock (tarsal bones), Cannon and splint bones (metatarsus), Seasmoid bones, fetlock, long pastern, short pastern, coffin bone
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Passive stay apparatus: carpus flexion
Lacertus fibrosus, Extensor carpi radialis. Also accessory ligaments (SDF, DDF, Accessory ligaments of SDF and DDF)
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Passive stay apparatus: carpal hyperextension
block shape of carpal bones, palmar carpal ligament
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fetlock hyperextension
- suspensory apparatus. Extensor branch of the interosseus, suspensory ligament (interosseus). (also Distal sesamoidean ligaments, Accessory ligament of DDF), superficial digital flexor, deep digital flexor
- Transfer tension in tendon to bone. Accessory ligament of SDF, accessory ligament of DDF
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Passive stay apparatus: Pastern hyperextension
Palmar ligament, sesamoidean, flexor tendons
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Passive stay apparatus: Pastern buckling
Double attachment of superficial digital flexor, on both sides of joint
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Passive stay apparatus: Patella lock
Medial patellar ligament hooks over medial ridge of trochlea to prevent flexion of stifle. Also, 3 patellar tendons (dogs and cats have one). Medial patellar ligament, middle patellar ligament, lateral patellar ligament
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reciprocal apparatus of the equine hind leg
2 tendonous cords that run from hock to stifle. Both joints must bend together. Superficial digital flexor (back), Peronius tertius (front). Patella lock fixes stifle, which fixes hock.
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Unguligrade
horses. Walk on distal phalange
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plantigrade
humans. Walk on metatarsals
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digitigrade
dogs and cats. Walk on phalanges.
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