Directional Terms
Bottom of the front foot and bottom of the rear foot
What is Palmar and Plantar?
Dogs & cats have __ cervical, __ thoracic, __ lumbar, __ sacral and __-__ Caudal or coccygeal vertebrae
What is 7, 13, 7, 3, 6-23?
Site of motor control, interpretation of sensory impulses and areas of association
What is Cerebrum?
Muscular Tube running from the pharynx to the cardia (opening of the stomach)
What is Esophagus?
The ____ gland accelerates metabolism and regulates calcium levels
What is Thyroid?
Towards the head and towards the tail; both used especially in reference to limbs
What is Anterior and Posterior?
There are 3 types of muscles; name them
What is skeletal, smooth and cardiac?
____ is the heart (cardiac) muscle
What is Myocardium?
Movement of air between the atmosphere and the lungs
What is ventilation?
The vascular layer of the eye that consists of the iris, ciliary body and choroid
What is Uvea?
The maxilla is _____ to the occipital
What is Rostral?
Name the skeletal muscle actions of moving a bone away from the midline and moving a bone toward the midline
What is abductor and adductor?
For the ECG [EKG] the first wave is the ____ wave, which represents the electrical events during atrial systole (depolarization)
What is the P wave?
This ____ stomach is found in cattle, sheep, goats and llamas
What is Ruminant stomach?
A release of this hormone from the pituitary during the Estrus phase causes ovulation in female dogs
What is Luteinizing Hormone (LH)?
The Doctor orders a VD abdomen radiograph. What is DV and how is the patient positioned?
What is Ventral-Dorsal and on their back?
Immature bone cell that produces the bone Matrix known as osteoid
What is Osteoblast?
The _____ barrier protects the brain from fluctuations in chemical levels that are present within the bloodstream
Collapsed Lungs
What is atelectasis?
The microscopic unit of the kidney
What is nephron?
The tibia is _____ to the fibula
What is medial?
5 functions of bones
What is.....
1. Support soft tissues of the body
2. Protect Vital organs (ex. heart)
3. Act as levers for muscle attachment
4. Store minerals
5. Produce blood cells
These nervous systems work together to maintain homeostasis
What is Parasympathetic and sympathetic?
The small intestine is divided into 3 regions
What is duodenum, jejunum and ileum?
This species has a prostate and bulbourethral (or Cowper's) gland
What is male cats?