Term
| Where are intervertebral discs found? |
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Definition
| where movement between vertebrae is possible |
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Term
| What are the different types of vertebrae in meat animals? |
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Definition
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacral
caudal |
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Term
| What do cervical vertebrae have to limit excessive bending of the neck? |
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Definition
| interlocking articular & transverse processes |
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Term
| What joint allows the head to rotate/twist? |
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Definition
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Term
| What ligament allows the animal to hold its head up with minimal effort? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the 1st cervical joint? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the 2nd cervical vertebra? |
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Definition
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Term
| What vertebrae form the ribcage? |
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Definition
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Term
True or False
The scapula is fused to the spinal column |
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Definition
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Term
| What bone is more anterior, the radius or ulna? |
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Definition
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Term
| How many weight-bearing digits do pigs have? |
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Definition
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Term
| How many weight-bearing digits do cattle have? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are feet removed or left on a pork carcass? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
1. trapezius
2. rhomboideous
3. supraspinatus
4. spine of scapula
5. longissimus dorsi
6. serratus ventralis
7. suscapularis
8. infraspinatus
9. edge of latissimus dorsi
10. triceps brachii
11. thoracic vertebra
12. rib |
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Term
| Are muscles on the anterior part of a limb typically extensors or flexors? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are muscles on the posterior part of a limb typically extensors or flexors? |
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Definition
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Term
| What muscle is important in suspending the thorax between the forelimbs & holding the sternum to the ribcage? |
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Definition
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Term
| What muscle forms the eye of meat in chops & steaks? |
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Definition
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Term
| What muscle is located over the sternum, and extends into the plate? |
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Definition
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Term
| What muscles give tender, highly desireable meat? |
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Definition
loin muscles
-longissimus dorsi
-psoas major |
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Term
| Describe the subscapularis's positioning relative to the scapula |
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Definition
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Term
| What muscle is dorsal to the scapular spine? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
A.pectoralis
B. latissimus dorsi
C. longissimus dorsi
D. triceps brachii
E. infraspinatus
G. trapezius |
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