Bones
What are osteocytes?
What is a joint?
These bones make up the axial skeleton
What are the skull, spinal column, ribs, and sternum?
The "shoulder blade" of an animal that lies flat against the rib cage.
What is the scapula?
A common genetic condition in large breed dogs, in which the ball and socket joint of the pelvis and femur comes partially out of joint
What is hip dysplasia?
These bones are straight and long and have a shaft at either end (e.g., forelimbs and hindlimbs)
What are long bones?
A fixed joint with little to no movement
What is a fibrous joint?
What are cervical vertebrae?
The large bone of the upper rear leg, often referred to as the "thigh bone"
What is the femur?
A common injury in active dogs, in which the ligament of the knee is commonly torn during vigorous exercise or trauma to the knee
What is a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) tear?
The skull and scapula are examples of what type of bones?
What are flat bones?
This joint connects where two bones meet and where cartilage forms to serve as cushion and protection where two bones meet
What is a cartilage joint?
The second section of vertebrae that lie over the shoulders and chest area. There are 13 of these total.
What are the thoracic vertebrae?
The upper bone of the forelimb that is connected to the scapula
What is the humerus?
Type of bone fracture in which a single break in a bone stays in place (often called a clean break)
What is a simple fracture?
These bone cells are responsible for the formation of bone
What are osteoblasts?
A type of joint movement which movement occurs away from the body
What is abduction?
The third section of vertebrae that lie over the lower back area. There are 7 of these vertebrae total
What are the lumbar vertebrae?
Known as the "knee cap" of the animal and forms the joint between the upper and lower bones of the rear leg
What is the patella?
A hollow center within the bone
What is the medullary cavity?
What is a synovial joint?
The last section of the spinal cord that forms the tail area. Also known as the "tail bones."
What are the coccygeal vertebrae?
These bones are located in the lower front limbs are connected to the humerus to form the elbow joint
What are the radius and ulna?
A condition that occurs in horses that involves damage or degeneration of the navicular bone in the hoof
What is navicular syndrome?