Chapter 1

Question 1

adipose

Answer 1

fat

Question 2

anatomy

Answer 2

form and structure of the body and its parts

Question 3

anterior

Answer 3

towards the belly (human)

Question 4

barrel

Answer 4

trunk of the body

Question 5

bilateral symmetry

Answer 5

the left and the right halves of the body are essentially mirror images of each other

Question 6

brisket

Answer 6

area at the base of the neck between the front legs that covers the cranial end of the sternum

Question 7

cardiac muscle

Answer 7

makes up the heart, moves automatically

Question 8

carpus

Answer 8

equivalent to human wrist

Question 9

caudal

Answer 9

towards the tail end of the body

Question 10

connective tissue

Answer 10

holds the body together and provides support (adipose, cartilage, bone)

Question 11

cranial

Answer 11

towards the head of the body

Question 12

cranium

Answer 12

cranial cavity

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

toward the center of body or part

Question 14

distal

Answer 14

away from the body (extremity)

Question 15

dorsal

Answer 15

toward the back

Question 16

dorsal body cavity

Answer 16

contains brain and spinal cord

Question 17

dorsal plane

Answer 17

divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts that are not necessarily equal

Question 18

epithelial tissue

Answer 18

cover body surfaces, secrete and absorb materials

Question 19

equilibrium

Answer 19

balance

Question 20

external

Answer 20

towards the surface of body or part

Question 21

flank

Answer 21

lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and the hind legs

Question 22

gross anatomy

Answer 22

deals with body parts seen with the unaided eye (macroscopic anatomy)

Question 23

histology

Answer 23

deals with structures that need a microscope (microscopic anatomy)

Question 24

hock

Answer 24

tarsus

Question 25

inferior

Answer 25

towards the tail end of the body (human)

Question 26

internal

Answer 26

towards the center of body or part

Question 27

lateral

Answer 27

away from the median plane

Question 28

macroscopic anatomy

Answer 28

deals with body parts seen with the unaided eye (gross anatomy)

Question 29

medial

Answer 29

towards the median plane

Question 30

median plane

Answer 30

a sagittal plane at the midline that divides equal left and right halves

Question 31

microscopic anatomy

Answer 31

deals with structures that need a microscope (histology)

Question 32

muscle tissue

Answer 32

moves the body inside and out (skeletal, cardiac, smooth)

Question 33

muzzle

Answer 33

rostral part of the face formed mainly by the maxillary and nasal bones

Question 34

nervous tissue

Answer 34

transmits information around the body and controls its functions

Question 35

organ

Answer 35

groups of tissues that work together for a common purpose

Question 36

palmar

Answer 36

back of forelimb from carpus distally

Question 37

parietal layer

Answer 37

layer of pleura or peritoneum that lines the thoracic or abdominal cavity

Question 38

physiology

Answer 38

function of the body and its parts

Question 39

plantar

Answer 39

back of hindlimb from tarsus distally

Question 40

pleura

Answer 40

thin membrane that covers the thoracic cavity

Question 41

poll

Answer 41

top of the head between the bases of the ears

Question 42

posterior

Answer 42

toward the back (human)

Question 43

proximal

Answer 43

towards the body (extremity)

Question 44

regional anatomy

Answer 44

study individual regions of the body

Question 45

rostral

Answer 45

toward the tip of the nose (head only)

Question 46

sagittal plane

Answer 46

runs the length of the body that divides into right and left that are not necessarily equal

Question 47

skeletal muscle

Answer 47

moves the bones consciously

Question 48

smooth muscle

Answer 48

moves internal organs such as digestive tract and bladder, mostly automatic

Question 49

spinal canal

Answer 49

spinal cavity

Question 50

stifle

Answer 50

equivalent to human knee

Question 51

superficial

Answer 51

towards the surface of body or part

Question 52

superior

Answer 52

towards the head of the body (human)

Question 53

systematic anatomy

Answer 53

study the systems of anatomy

Question 54

system

Answer 54

groups of organs that are involved in a common set of activities

Question 55

tailhead

Answer 55

dorsal part of the base of the tail

Question 56

tarsus

Answer 56

equivalent to human ankle

Question 57

thorax

Answer 57

cranial thoracic cavity (chest)

Question 58

tissue

Answer 58

specialized cells grouped together

Question 59

transverse plane

Answer 59

divides into cranial and caudal parts that are not necessarily equal

Question 60

ventral

Answer 60

toward the belly

Question 61

ventral body cavity

Answer 61

large body cavity that contains most of the soft organs

Question 62

viscera

Answer 62

soft organs of the body

Question 63

visceral layer

Answer 63

layer of pleura or peritoneum that covers the organs

Question 64

withers

Answer 64

area dorsal to the scapulas

Question 65

xiphoid process

Answer 65

caudal end of the sternum

Question 66

homeostasis

Answer 66

maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium in the body

Question 67

peritoneum

Answer 67

this membrane that covers the abdominal cavity