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Chapter 3
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
02/27/2011
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Synarthroses
 Definition
No movement
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Amphiarthroses
 Definition
Slight movement
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Diarthroses
 Definition
Free movement
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Ligament
 Definition
Bone to bone
Term
Tendon
 Definition
Bone to muscle
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Manubrium
 Definition
Cranial portion of the sternum
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Xiphoid Process
 Definition
Caudal part of the sternum
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Vertebrae
 Definition
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Term
Metacarpal/tarsal 2 + 4 in horse
 Definition
Splint bones, attached to cannon bone
Term
Phalanges are numbered...
 Definition
Proximal to distal
Term
Ungulates
 Definition
Animals with hooves
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Fetlock
 Definition
Metacarpral/tarsal 3 and digit
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Pastern Joint
 Definition
Joint between P1 and P2
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Coffin Joint
 Definition
Joint between P2 and P3
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Declaw
 Definition
Onychectomy
Term
Luxation
 Definition
Dislocation or displacement of bone
Term
Ankylosis
 Definition
Loss of joint mobility
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Exostosis
 Definition
Benign growth on the bone surface
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Kyphosis
 Definition
Dorsal curvature of the spine
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Lordosis
 Definition
Ventral curvature of the spine
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Ostealgia
 Definition
Bone pain
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Sequestrum
 Definition
Piece of dead bone that is partially or fully detached
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Crepitation
 Definition
Cracking sensation that is felt and heard when broken bones move together
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Ostectomy
 Definition
Removal of bone
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Kinesiology
 Definition
Study of movement
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Atonic
 Definition
Lacking muscle control
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Tetany
 Definition
Muscle spasms or twitching
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