Skeletal System Flashcards
(108 cards)
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Appendicular skeleton includes
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-limbs
-girdles
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Axial skeleton includes (3)
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-vertebrae
-ribs
-sternum
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There are over __ bones in most mammals
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200
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Components of the musculoskeletal system (5)
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-bones
-joints
-muscles (skeletal)
-nerves
-blood vessels
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Majority of bones are in the
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Feet
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Bones of the limbs and girdles are part of the
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Appendicular skeleton system
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Vertebrae, ribs and sternum are part of the
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Axial skeletal system
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Cranial means
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Skull (head)
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Vertebral column is comprised of
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-cervical (C)
-thoracic (T)
-lumbar (L)
-sacral (S)
-caudal (Ca)
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There are always __ in the cervix
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7
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Spinal cord passes through
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Vertebral foramen
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Typical vertebra consists of (4)
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-body/centum
-neural arch (laminate and pedicel)
-processes (articular, spinous, and transverse)
-articular surfaces
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There are always seven ____ vertebra
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Cervical
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First two cervical vertebrae are
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-atlas
-axis
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The atlas and axis are
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The first two specialized cervical vertebra
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The atlas (3)
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-Holds up the head
-small and irregular
-large wings
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What is cranial to the axis
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Atlas
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What is caudal to the atlas
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Axis
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The axis (3)
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-is caudal to the atlas
-C2
-has large spinous processes
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The atlas lacks
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Spinal processes
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Thoracic vertebra (2)
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-are the attachment sites to the ribs
-have tall spinous processes
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Lumbar vertebra (2)
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-have large, forward transverse processes
-are “locked” together for less movement
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Sacrum (2)
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-fusion of 3 vertebrae that articulate with pelvis
-have no movement
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Horses/cattle have ___ sacral vertebrae
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5 (increased # with increased size)
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Fusion of the sacral vertebrae is for
Absorption of force during locomotion
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Caudal/Coccygeal vertebrae (5)
-vary between and within species (tail)
-are long and narrow
-have small processes
-are mobile
-posses hemal arches and processes
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Ribs consist of (3)
-sternal (true)
-asternal (false)
-floating
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Asternal ribs
Have an indirect attachment to the sternum
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Floating ribs
Have no connection to ribs, but connect to vertebral column
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Costochondrial junction
Links costal cartilage to bone of ribs
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Costochondrial junction means
Costo = ribs
Chondrial = cartilage
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The knee is the
Stifle
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The heel of your foot is
Tarsus/hock
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Three phalanges
-proximal
-middle
-distal
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Digit one lacks
Middle phalange
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The most medial digit is
Digit I
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The most lateral digit is
Digit V
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The horse’s pentadactyl limb (2)
-has a fused radius/ulna
-moves on the fingernail of the middle finger
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The thoracic/pectoral girdle is
The scapula
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Scapula includes (4)
-clavicle
-supraglenoid tubercle
-spine
-glenoid cavity
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The glenoid cavity of the scapula
Articulates with the shoulder
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The spine of the scapula
Increases surface area for muscle attachment
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Greater tubercle of humerus is used for
Muscle attachment
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Trochlea of humerus
Most caudal groove
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Main parts of the humerus (7)
-head
-greater tubercle
-deltoid tuberosity
-radial fossa
-olecranon fossa
-lateral epicondyle
-trochlea
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The trochlear notch of the ulna
Articulates with the humerus
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Carpals
two rows (proximal and distal) of four bones
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Proximal carpals includes (4)
-radial
-intermediate
-ulnar
-accessory
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There are ___ distal carpals
4
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There are ___ metacarpals
5 (one for each digit)
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Digits have
Phalanges (proximal, middle, distal)
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Digit I is also called
Thumb / dewclaw
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The pelvic limb is
Solidly joined directly to vertebral column via pelvic girdle
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The hip joint is the
Acetabulum
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Os coxae (2)
-makes up half the pelvic girdle
-includes ilium, ischium, and pubis
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Acetabulum literally means
Acetum = vinegar
-abulum = small cup
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The head of the femur
Articulates with the acetebulum to form the hip joint
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The trochanter of the femur
Is a raised area of bone for muscle attachment (called Tubercule in the forelimb)
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The knee cap is
The patella
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The patella is (2)
-a sesamoid bone (sits on tendon and moves to reduce friction over a joint)
-also called the knee cap
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The stifle joint
Sits caudal to the femur
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Which is thinner: tibia or fibula
Fibula
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The Tibia is the
Weight bearing bone of hindlimb
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Tarsals are divided into
-proximal (talus, calcaneous, central)
-distal (4)
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The proximal tarsals are
-talus
-calcaneous
-centrale
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How many distal tarsals are there
4
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The metatarsalas and digits are
The same as the forelimb (5 for each)
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Forelimb bones: (6)
-scapula
-humerus
-radius and ulna
-carpus
-metacarpus
-phalanges/digits
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Hindlimb bones are (6)
-pelvis (ilium, ischium, and pubis)
-femur
-tibia and fibula
-tarsus
-metatarsus
-phalanges/digits
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There are only ___ moveable joints in the skull
2
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What are the moveable joints of the skull
-temporal-mandibular joint (jaw)
-tympani-hyoid joint (supports larynx)
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Most joints in the skull are
Sutures (ie. immovable, rigid, stable, and short)
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Young suture joints are ____ while adult suture joints are ____
Short and fibrous tissue; short and bony tissue
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Facial bones (2)
-are more rostral
-include oral and nasal cavities
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The cranial bones
Enclose the brain and ear
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Facial bones include (6)
-maxilla
-incisive
-nasal bones
-palatine
-lacrimal
-zygomatic
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Cranial bones include (6)
-occipital
-sphenoid
-pterygoid
-frontals
-parietals
-temporal
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The maxilla houses (4)
Canines, premolars, molars and hard palate
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Incisive bone is
-the most rostral
-houses incisor teeth
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Nasal bones are
Two long, thin bones on the roof of the nasal cavity
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Palatine bone is
The soft palate
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Lacrimal bone
Corner of the eye where tear ducts enter
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Zygomatic bone
-located caudal to maxilla
-cranial aspect of zygomatic arch
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The orbit is
The eyeball
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The zygomatic arch
-helps protect the orbit
-cheek bone
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The most caudal cranial bone is
Occipital
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What articulates with the atlas
Occipital condyles
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The spinal cord enters the brain through
Foramen magnum
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What two structures are found in the sphenoid bone
-optic canal (round hole where optic nerve goes to retina)
-orbital foramen (oval hole where nerves go to eye muscles)
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The optic canal and orbital foramen are located in
The sphenoid
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Most ventral cranial bone
Pterygoid
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Large part of the roof of the skull
Frontal bone
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The parietal bone is
-caudal to frontal bone
-has a sagittal crest running through the midline
-also temporal lines
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Temporal bone houses
The ear
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Three parts of the temporal bone
-squamous
-tympanic
-petrosal
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The squamous temporal is
The outer ear
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The tympanic temporal is
The middle ear (contains malleus, incus, and stapes)
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The squamous temporal extends to
The zygomatic arch
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The malleus, incus, and stapes are in
Tympanic temporal (middle ear)
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The petrosal temporal is
The inner ear
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The petrosal temporal (inner ear) houses the
Cochlea
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All bottom teeth are housed
In the mandible
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The angular process does___ while the coronoid process does ____
Jaw down; jaw up
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Jaw down motion is controlled by the
Angular process
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Jaw up movement is performed by
The coronoid process
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The mental foramen is located ___ and provides
Most rostral of the mandible; Nerves
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Snakes can extend the ___ of the mandible
Symphysis
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The chin is also called
Symphysis
