B
Arthr/o
Joints
Dislocation or displacement of a bone form its joint
Luxation
What is a patella?
Kneecap
What is an example of a sesamoid bone?
Patella/Kneecap
What makes up the musculoskeletal system
skeletal and muscular system
This is seen in cats in heat
Lordosis: vertebrae curved ventrally
What is the hardest tissue in the body?
Bone
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Where is your femur?
Upper leg/Thigh bone
What is knuckling a sign of?
IVDD
This protects the ends of bones where they contact each other?
Cartilage
cortical bones are also called
compact bones
Hard, dense, strong bone that forms the outer layer of the bones
Key part of recovery following spinal surgery is:
Physiotherapy/PT
What breeds are prone to IVDD?
Corgis
French Bulldogs
Osteoporosis
What aids in the movement of the body?
Joints
What 5 parts make up the skeletal system?
Bones
Ligaments
Joints
Cartilage
Tendons
What is an articulation?
Joint
Name a dog breed that has the highest rates of hip dysplasia:
GSD
Labrador
Goldens
Rotties
What does IVDD stand for?
Intervertebral Disc Disease
6 classifications of bone
Long
Short
Flat
Pneumatic
Irregular
Sesamoid
Formation of bone from fibrous tissue
Ossification
Cancellous bone is also called what?
Spongy bone
Physis- means what?
Growth
The prefix meta- means what>?
Beyond