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Animal Science Vocabulary
Terminology
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
01/26/2011

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Term
Avian
Definition
species name for birds or birdlike animals
Term
Animal Welfare Act 
Definition

Acronym: AWA

Act regulates the care and treatment of animals. specifically animal research, animal dealers, transportation of animal. WHICH ARE BAD THINGS!

Term
Biotechnology
Definition
Technique that uses living organisms to make or modify products, to improve plants or animals, or to develop microorganisms for specific purposes
Term
cloning
Definition
production of animal genetically identical to its parents
Term

recombinant bovine somatotrophin

 

Bovine somatotropin

Definition

Acronym: rBST

Acronym: BST

 

rBST supplements naturally occuring BST in cattle to increase milk production

 

Term
Caprine
Definition
Species name for goat
Term
Ethology
Definition
The scientific study of the behavior of an animal
Term
flock
Definition
a group of birds or sheep
Term
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Definition

Acronym: FAO

part of united nations that promotes agricultural development around the world

Term
connective tissue
Definition

skeleton composed of various types 

provide structure and form of the body and bind parts together

Term
axial
Definition
skeleton refers to the central skeleton that includes the skull, vertebral column and the ribs
Term
appendicular
Definition

refers to limbs and appendages of the body

avian species and mammal species are relatively different

Term
bone
Definition

hardest connective tissue, provides structure and form body

 

Term
cartilage
Definition
connective tissue more flexible then bone, found either on parts of bones or independent of bone
Term
articular
Definition
covers the surface of the bone in some types of joints
Term
meniscus
Definition

cartilage located between bone surfaces to cushion the surfaces

example: stifle joint

Term
joint
Definition

where bones come together

different types of joints arthroidal, ball and socket, hinge, suture, symphysis, trochoid, ligament, tendon

Term
Arthroidal
Definition
joint in which small oval-shaped bones fit into a depression in a large bone
Term
Ball and Socket
Definition
highly movable joints in whihch the end of one bone is shaped into a ball that fits into a depression (socket) of the other bone in the joint example: hip joint
Term
Hinge
Definition
allow movement in only one direction such as stifle joint
Term
suture
Definition

an immovable joint where two bones join

example: bones of the skull

Term
symphysis
Definition

type of joint where the two bones meet and work as single bone, are joined by cartilage, and have limited movement

example: pelvis

Term
trochoid
Definition
joints that operate with a pulley-type function, such as atlas/axial joint
Term
ligament
Definition
connective tissue that attatches bone to bone
Term
tendon
Definition
connective tissue that attatches muscle to bone
Term
Skull
Definition
bony structure that provides shape to the head
Term
Cranium
Definition
portion of the skull thgat surrounds and protects the brain
Term
Nasal
Definition
bone that creates the bridge of the nose
Term
Nasal septum
Definition
cartilage that divides the nasal cavity into two structures
Term
sinuses 
Definition
spaces in the skull that are filled with air or fluid
Term
 vertebral column
Definition
column of bone also known as the backbone or the spine. made of many individual vertebrae
Term
vertebrae
Definition
grouped based on their location in the vertebral column and are numbered from the head to the tail
Term
Cervical
Definition

constitute the neck, mammals have seven cervical vertebrae, # C1(nearest skull)-C7

C1 called atlas

C2 called axis 

Term
thoracic
Definition
vertebrae next to the cervical, form the external part of the chine(back) and attached to the ribs
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