Quiz 4 | Equine / Swine | Nervous System Flashcards
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Bones
Gives support and shape to the body, stores mineral salts
Oste/o
Bone
Periosteum
Fibrous protective membrane that is around the bone
Compact Bone
Hard, dense bone material found in the outer layer of bone
Cancellated / Spongy bone
Inner, spongy lattice like structure with spaces filled with marrow
Medullary Cavity
Innermost part that contains marrow
Epiphyses
End of the developing bone and the shaft
Diaphyses
Shaft of the bone, composed of compact bone
Articular Cartilage
Covers the ends of the bones
Bones grow how?
From the epiphyseal line, the growth plate.
Osetoblasts
Immature bone cells
Osteocytes
Mature bone cells
Osteoclast
Large cells on the bone
Long Bones
Femur and Radius
Short Bones
Carpus and Tarsus (shock absorbers)
Flat Bones
Ribs and Pelvis
Pneumatic Bones
Contains Sinuses
Irregular Bones
Veterbrae and Inner Ear
Sesamoid
Skull
Axial Skeleton
Skull, neck,vertebrae,ribs, sternum
Appendicular
Shoulder, arms and legs
Facial Bones
Maxilla- Upper Jaw
Mandible- Lower Jaw
Veterbrae Column
Shelters the spinal cord, supports thorax and skull
Cervical Veterbrae
Neck, first bone is called the atlas supports the skull