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| what bones does the axial skeleton have? |
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| skull, vertebrae, ribs, pelvis (protective bones) |
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| where tear duct exits skull into eyes |
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| medial side of orbit, covers front of skull |
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| caudal to frontal, protects sides of brain |
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| caudal to parietal bone, spinal cord exits skull through this bone |
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ventral to parietal and occiptal bones
where ear canal enters skull at external acoustic meatus |
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| what is the joint with the mandible called? |
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| temporomandibular joint (TMJ) |
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| name the facial bones rostral to cranium |
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incisive bones
nasal bones
maxilla
palatine bones
zygomatic bones |
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| holds upper incisor teeth, very front of skull |
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| caudal to incisive bones, makes up bridge of nose |
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| holds upper cheek teeth, lateral to nasal bones |
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| ventral to maxilla, makes up palate (roof of mouth) |
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caudal to maxilla and rostral to temporal bone
makes up rostral portion of orbit (surrounding eyeball) |
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| hollow areas in several skull bones |
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supports the larynx and tongue
suspended from temporal bones
made of bone and carilage |
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| supports weight of body, protects spinal cord |
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| name the 6 parts of a vertebra and where they are located |
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spinous process (dorsal)
transverse processes (left and right laterally)
articular processes (cranial and caudal, left and right) articulates with vertebrae cranial and caudal to it
vertebral foramien (hole in middle where spinal cord runs)
body (central thick portion)
intervertebral discs (cartilage in between each pair of vertebrae for cushion) |
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| what are the two parts of a cervical vertebrae |
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| very tall spinous processes attach to muscles of back |
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| each thoracic vertebrae joins to a ___ |
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| very wide long transverse processes to support the muscles of the abdomen |
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| sacral vertebrae (sacrum) |
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fused into one bone (sacrum)
pelvic bones attach to sacrum to support hind limbs |
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| tail vertebrae - vary in # and are long narrow with very short processes |
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| all species have _ cervial vertebrae |
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| all species have __ thoracic vertebrae, except horses who have __ |
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| small animals have _ lumbar and _ sacral vertebrae |
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| large animals have _ lumbar and _ sacral vertebrae |
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| what are the first and last sternebrae |
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