Integumentary System
The number of layers of the integumentary system, AKA skin.
What are three?
Found on the axial skeleton, this bone is the lower jawbone that aids in chewing movement.
What is the mandible?
Tissue that connects bone to bone.
What are ligaments?
Muscle of the cheek that aids in mastication or chewing?
What is the masseter?
It is the only type of muscle that has voluntary control and provides primary movement.
What is skeletal?
Basic patient statistics, i.e. age, name, breed, etc.
What is signalment?
This layer of skin is avascular and composed of keratinocytes.
What is the epidermis?
The axial skeleton consists of these four types of vertebrae.
What are cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and caudal?
Bones such as the femur and humerus are examples of this type of bone.
What is a long bone?
A long muscle connecting the humerus bone of the forearm to the back.
What is the latissimus dorsi?
Type of involuntary muscle found in the walls of hollow organs.
What is smooth muscle?
The use of a stethoscope to listen to sounds of the heart, lungs and stomach.
What is auscultation?
This layer of skin contains multiple accessory structures, such as sweat glands.
What is the dermis?
This upper forelimb bone connects the scapular to the lower leg.
What is the humerus?
This type of bone protects sensitive organs and provides a point of attachment for long bones.
What are flat bones?
The biceps femoris is found here.
What is the large muscle of the rear leg?
Lines on a muscle indicate the direction in which fibers contract and relax.
What are striations?
Palpation of pulse on a dog/cat is taken from this major blood vessel
What is the femoral artery?
This layer of skin functions as insulation and energy storage and anchors the skin to underlying muscles.
What is the hypodermis?
The larger of the two lower hindlimb bones that connect the femur to the tarsus.
What is the tibia?
The outermost layer of bone.
What is the periosteum?
This muscle is responsible for lifting the head.
What is the sternocephalic?
Tissue that connects muscle to bone.
What are tendons?
This score of 1-5 quantifies general appearance during a physical exam.
What is a body condition score?
This vitamin can be synthesized when skin is exposed to sunlight.
What is vitamin D?
The two bones of the pelvis.
What are the ilium and ischium?
The ends of a bone capped with articular cartilage.
What is the epiphysis?
This muscle extends the elbow joint and flexes the shoulder joint of the forelimb.
What is the triceps brachii?
The distal end of a muscle that moves during contraction.
What is the point of insertion?
What is hydration status?