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| name the thoracic limb bones from proximal to distal |
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scapular
shoulder joint
humerus
elbow joint
radus and ulna |
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| olecranon process on ulna |
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| site of triceps muscle attachment and other large forelimb muscles |
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| name the bones of the pelvic limb from proximal to distal |
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pelvis
hip joint
femur
stifle joint
tibia/fibular |
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| the pelvis is made of what three separate bones fused together? |
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most cranial bones, articulates with sacrum
our hip bones |
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| ventral bones, makes up floor of pelvis |
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caudal bones
our sit bones |
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| the femur head articulates with _____ to form the _____ |
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| opposite head of femur, site of gluteal and quadriceps muscles |
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largest sesamoid in body, part of stifle joint
our knee |
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| muscular sling that suspends the thorax between the front limbs |
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joint between radius/ulna and metacarpal bones
in front limb
made up of 8 small bones
accessory carpal bone largest |
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site of large tendon attachments
can palpate this bone on posterior side of carpus |
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joint between tibia/fibula and metatarsal bones
in hind limb
made of 7 small bones
talus and calcaneus are the largest |
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site of attachment of large tendons
our heel bone/point of hock |
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| name the toe bones from proximal to distal in one toe |
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metacarpal bones (forelimb) or metatarsal bones (hindlimb)
sesamoids bones in tendons
phalanx 1 or proximal phalanx (P1)
phalanx 2 or middle phalanx (P2)
phalanx 3 or distal phalanx (P3) |
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| has extra toes of varied number and shape |
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| how many toes do dogs and cats have? |
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| true or false: the dewclaw is always digit #1 even if it isn't present |
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| what phalanx do horses and cattle stand on? |
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| in a horse, what is metacarpal 3? |
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| in all animals, part of the fetlock joint in large animals |
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| in large animals, "navicular bone", within hoof, caudal to P3 |
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