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Vet 1055 Chapter 3 Meat and Bones
bones and muscles
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Veterinary Medicine
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09/29/2011

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ossification
Definition
formation of bone
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epi-
Definition
above
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physis-
Definition
growth
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dia-
Definition
between
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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-um
Definition
structure
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endo-
Definition
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meta-
Definition
beyond
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-malacia
Definition
abnormal softening of bone
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-sclerosis
Definition
abnormal hardening of bone
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meniscus
Definition
cartilage found in some joints that aids in cushion
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athro/o-
Definition
joint
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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
connective tissue that connects bone to bone
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tendon
Definition
connects muscle to bone
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skull, vertebral column, ribs and sternum, auditory ossicles, and hyoid bones
Definition
axial skeleton includes
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brachycephalic
Definition
dogs that have short, wide heads
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dolichocephalic
Definition
dogs that have narrow, long heads
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mesocephalic
Definition
dogs that have average width to their heads
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Onychectomy
Definition
declawing
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striated voluntary
Definition
skeletal muscles are considered
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involuntary
Definition
smooth muscles are considered
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involuntary
Definition
cardiac muscles are called
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sphincter muscle
Definition
tight band
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myopathy
Definition
abnormal condition of disease of the muscle
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hernia
Definition
protrusion of a body part through tissues that normally contain it
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cortical bone
Definition
hard, dense, strong bone that forms the outer layer of bone
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cancellous bone
Definition
light, less, strong bone that is found in the ends and inner portions of long bones
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epiphysis
Definition
wide end of a long bone, which is covered with articular cartilage and is composed of cancellous bone
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