The medical term for increase in size of an organ, tissue, or cell is
Hypertrophy
The term furthest from the midline or beginning of a structure is
Distal
Which type of tissue covers internal and external body surfaces?
Epithelial
A __________ is a fibrous band of connective tissue that connects bones to bone.
Ligament
Another term for growth plate is
Physis
The medical term for the caudal surface of the rear paw, hoof, or foot is
Plantar
The term that refers to the back is
Dorsal
The term for a hole or hollow space in the body that contains and protects internal organs is
Cavity
The acetabulum is the
Large socket in the pelvic bone
Rectus means
Straight
The term for toward the midline is
Medial
The term that means toward the tail is
Caudal
A common name for tarsus is the
Hock
The three parts of the pelvis are
Ilium, ischium, and pubis
Muscles may be classified as, there are three types.
Voluntary, Involuntary, Cardiac
The term for nearest the midline or the beginning of a structure is
Proximal
The term that means toward the head is
Cranial
The __________ joints are the freely movable joints of the body.
Synovial
The digits contain bones that are called
phalanges
A term for when a muscle becomes shorter and thicker is
Contraction
The term for away from the midline
Lateral
The term that refers to the belly or underside of a body is
Ventral
The correct order of the vertebral segments is
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
Components of the axial skeleton include
Skull, auditory ossicles, hyoid, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum
Bones of the front limb include
Humerus, radius, ulna, carpal, metacarpal, and phalanges