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
