What is the scientific name of the knee cap?
Patella
What layer of skin are vaccines given?
Hypodermis
What is the main function of blood?
Transport, regulate, and defend
Name the structure of 21
Tibia
Bones act as the primary storage site of what mineral?
Calcium
Explain the function of the hair follicle
To protect against pathogens, serves as sensory receptors
What are the 3 main categories of blood?
rbc, wbc, platelets
Name the structure of 17
Thoracic vertebrae
A cell in a bony tissue that secretes osteoid to form new bone is called what?
What animal can retract its claws?
Cats
What is a CBC?
Complete blood count
Name the structure of 4
Dermis
Name a long bone: There are 5
Femur, humerus, metacarpus, metatarsus, phalanges
inguinal pouches are found in what species? Can give an animal
Ovine; kangaroo, possum
Which WBC would you see during an anaphylactic response?
Eosinophils
What type of cell is this?
Neutrophil
The joint connecting the femur and pelvis is what kind of joint?
Diarthrosis; ball and socket
On an animals foot pad, which layer of skin is the thickest and makes up the conical papillae?
Stratum basale
Which lymphatic organ is large at birth and reduces in size as the animal matures?
The thymus
Name the structure of 6
Phalanges
What is the difference between lymph and plasma
plasma is the liquid that carries nutrients, o2, and hormones to cells and tissues
lymph comes from plasma but is made of more water, sugar, electrolytes, and less of larger proteins