Skull & Head
What consists of many bony plats that are fused together; protects the brain?
What is the Skull?
What is made of bones called “vertebra” and has five distinct regions?
What is Spine?
What is the “shoulder blade” attached with muscle?
What is Scapula?
What is the largest and longest bone; provides stability and strength?
What is Femur?
What is the soft, shock absorbing substance which covers the ends of bones and reduces bone-on-bone injury, also, connective tissue that becomes bone with age?
What is Cartilage?
What is often called “C1”, this is the first cervical vertebra. It forms the joint that lets you nod yes?
What is the Atlas?
What is the vertebrae of the body region that always have a rib attached to them and a vertebrae on top of them?
What is Thoracic?
What forms the upper arm.
What is Humerus?
What is the main bone above the hock?
What is Tibia?
What is the bones of the head and trunk, including the vertebrae and ribs, whose primary purpose is for protection of internal organs?
What is Axial Skelton?
What is often called “C2”, this is the second cervical vertebra. It forms the joint that lets you shake your head no?
What is the Axis?
What is the vertebrae of the lower back?
What is Lumbar?
What forms the forearm?
What is Radius?
What is the hipbone and forms the pelvis?
What is Os coxae?
What is the bones that make up the shoulders, forelimbs, pelvis, and hind limbs, whose primary purposes are for movement and locomotion?
What is Appendicular Skeleton?
What is the soft spot in the top of the skull; the location of un-calcified bone at birth?
What is Fontanel?
What is the vertebrae of the pelvic region?
What is Sacral?
What is commonly called the “cannon region” of the forelimb? The number depends on the species?
What is Metacarpals?
What is commonly called the "hock", and is equivalent to the human knee?
What is Tarsus?
What is the bone structure which has an animal walking on its toes and not placing weight on the heels of the foot (e.g. cat, dog, and walking birds)?
What is Digitigrade?
What is the vertebrae of the neck region?
What is Cervical?
What is the vertebrae of the tail region? Many animals use them for balance?
What is Coccygeal?
What is the bones of the fingers and toes (located one the forelimb and the hind limb)? Most commonly associated with the pastern?
What is Phalanges?
What is commonly called the "cannon region" of the forelimb? The number depends on the species?
What is Metatarsal?
What is the bone structure of an animal that walks on the soles of its feet (e.g. human, bear, etc.)?
What is Plantigrade?