Axial Skeleton
I am the cheek bone
Zygomatic bone
I am much smaller than tibia but we are close friends
Fibula
I am the bone of the lower jaw
Mandible
I am the projection on the scapula that divides the fossa's into "supra" and "infra"
Spine of the scapula
I am the part of the bone that is responsible for hematopoiesis (RBC formation)
Red Bone Marrow
How many thoracic vertebrae are in a horse?
18
I am the most distal bone in a horses leg
Coffin bone, P3, distal phalanx
I have the the largest transverse processes in comparison to other vertebrae.
Lumbar vertebrae
I am the most weight bearing bone of the thoracic limb
Radius
I am the part of the skeleton that makes up any bone found in an organ
Visceral skeleton
I am the external facial bone on the medial aspect of the eye
Lacrimal bone
I am the first phalanx in dogs/cats
Dewclaw
Most cranial bones come in pairs, but not me! Who am I?
Occipital bone
I am the large hole in the pelvis that some nerve bundles run through to innervate the leg
Obturator foramen
I am a type of bone that sits in a tendon sheath and acts like a pulley to increase leverage and force
I support the skull and make the "yes" motion
Atlas
I am part of the pelvis that joints together on the most ventral aspect
Pubic symphysis
The vertebral formula for dogs/cats (minus the Cy) is
C7 T13 L7 S3
*Cy (dogs 20-23) (cats 5-23)
I am the "sit" bone
Ischium
I am the bone cell responsible for killing bone during bone remodelling
Osteoclast
I am the most caudal aspect of the sternum
Xiphoid Process
I am a large projection at the most proximal lateral aspect of the femur
Greater Trochanter
I am the large hole in the occipital bones that the spinal cord exits from the brain
Foramen Magnum
I am a large carpal bone on the most palmar aspect
Accessory Carpal
I am the part of the bone that allows for blood flow into the bone marrow
Nutrient Foramina