26 Questions
What is the name of the bone in the dog's heart?
Os cordis
Which of the following is NOT a part of the pelvic limb?
Carpal bones
What is the term used to describe a structure occurring in an abnormal location?
Heterotopic
Which of the following bones in the dog's pes (hind paw) are weight-bearing?
Metatarsal bones 3 and 4
What is the movement of a joint that causes a decrease in the angle of the joint?
Flexion
Which region of the thoracic limb in dogs is known as the 'arm'?
Brachial region
In the skeletal system, which part is associated with the os penis and os clitoridis?
Visceral skeleton
How many phalanges does digit 3 have in the distal forelimb of a dog?
3
Which region of the pelvic limb is known as the 'hock'?
Digital region
What is another term for the thoracic limb's antebrachial region?
Brachial region
'Digit 1' in dogs has how many phalanges?
2
Which term describes the movement when two ends of any jointed part are drawn away from each other?
Extension Movement
What does Supination involve?
Lateral rotation of the limbs causing the palmar or plantar surface to face medially
When a joint angle increases, what movement is occurring?
Limb in extension
Which term refers to drawing a limb toward the median?
Adduct
What is Circumduction?
Circular movement of a limb or the eye
Which bones make up the pelvis in a horse?
Ilium, ischium, and pubis
Which movement of a joint causes a decrease in the angle of the joint?
Flexion
Which region of the thoracic limb in dogs is known as the 'forearm'?
Antebrachial region
Which bone forms part of the axial skeleton in dogs?
Sacrum
Which region of the pelvic limb in dogs is associated with the thigh?
Femoral region
Which movement describes the rotation of the limb causing the palmar or plantar surface to face medially?
Supination
What is the term used to describe the limb in a straight condition?
Extension
Which bone in the pelvic limb of dogs is the weight-bearing bone of the metatarsal region?
Metatarsals
Which of the following is NOT a region of the thoracic limb in dogs?
Crural region
What movement is described as 'to draw away from the median'?
Abduction
Test your knowledge on the regions of the skeletal system in dogs including the axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton, and visceral skeleton. Identify bones such as skull, mandibles, ribs, and thoracic limbs.
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