Vet Med Term Final

Hypo-

Depressed, lower

Dorsal Plane

Divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts

Hyper-

Elevated

Distal

Farther from the trunk of the body, farthest from midline

Compound

Fracture that is also called open because the bone can be seen through the wound in the skin

Cortical bone

Hard, dense compact bone

Brachycephalic

Having a short, wide head (pugs, bulldogs)

thoracic cavity

Hollow space between the neck and diaphragm, contains heart and lungs

Pinna

In dogs and cats, the part of the eat that projects outside the head

Wattle

In goats, the appendage that suspends from the head, under the chin

teat

In livestock, the nipple of the mammary gland

O

In the word gastroenteritis, what is the combing vowel?

Ribs

Intercostal muscles are located between the:

atrophy

(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away

Pathology

Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality

Dewclaw

Rudimentary first digit of dogs and cats

Buccal

Surface of a tooth facing the cheeks

plantar

Surface of the back foot

Cervical

The atlas, which supports the skull is the first __ vertebrae.

tibiofemoral joint

The joint between the femur and tibia

Thoracic

The ribs articulate with the ___ vertebrae

Physiology

The study of body function

Lumbar

The vertebrae that supports the lower back or loin

Patella

Which of the following is not a pelvic bone?

Ligament

a band of fibrous connective tissue that connects one bone to another bone

peri-

around

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

Ventral

belly side, underside

Inter-

between

hem/o

blood

cyanosis

bluish discoloration of the skin

oste/o

bone

-megaly

enlargement

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

Patella

A large sesamoid bone located in the rear limb

Queening

giving birth to kittens

Farrowing

giving birth to pigs

Calcaneous bone

heel bone; the largest tarsal bone

transverse plane

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

-tomy

incision or cutting into

-itis

inflammation

Jenny

intact female donkey

Boar

intact male pig, guinea pig

ren/o

kidney

ataxia

lack of voluntary control of muscle movement; "wobbliness"

hepat/o

liver

xiphoid process

lower (caudal) portion of the sternum

Mandible

lower jaw bone

recumbent

lying down

my/o

muscle

Ham

musculature of the upper thigh in swine

-algia

pain

Olecranon

point of elbow

Diaphysis

shaft of a long bone

dermat/o

skin

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

-pexy

surgically stabilize

body structure

Anatomy is the study of:

maubrium

the superior (cranial) portion of the sternum

Ad-

toward the middle

Caudal

toward the tail

Sub-

under

Maxilla

upper jaw bone

Intra-

within