Word meanings
Melanin
substance that gives hair and skin colour
Derm/o
skin
what is the deepest layer of the skin
hypodermis
how many lobes does the right lung of a cat have
4 lobes
The two main nervous systems are
CNS and PNS
Ganglion
knot like mass of neuron cell bodies located outside of the CNS
Pneum/o
Lung/air
incisional or excision cut into tissue to retrieve sample is known as
biopsy
pharynx shares with these two systems
digestive system and respiratory system
if a muscle has multiple nucleiin the centre and thickened rings in what type of muscle fibre would it likely be
cardiac muscles
Brachygnathia
Having a shortened mandible
My/o
Muscle
this portion of the skeleton protects the nervous respiratory and circulatory system
axial skeleton
three layers of the heart are
epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
the gap between neurons is called
synapse
Angiocardiography
Radiographic examination of blood vessels and the heart by using contrast medium
-crine
Separate
the second cervical vertebrae next to the atlas it has this name
axis
hearing a whooshing sound in the heart means
murmur
when referring to a muscle Maximus means
large
Abdominocentesis
surgical puncture a needle into the abdomen to remove fluid or gas
Aliment/o
Nourishment
a dog has this many thoracic vertebrae
13
blood flows through this valve to the lungs to be oxygenated
pulmonary valve
When the brain sends an impulse to a part of a body it exits the brain using this type of neuron
efferent