Skeletal System
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Skeletal System
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1. The hematopoietic type of bone marrow.

2. The group of vertebrae located dorsal to the abdominal region.

3. The mineralization or hardening of bone.

4. A bone of the sternum.

5. An alternate name for joint cavity.

6. One of two concave - half moon - shaped - cartilaginous structures on the proximal surface of the tibia that help support the condyles of the femur.

7. Skull bones that are the bones of the ear; three pair of bones in the middle ear that transmit sound wave vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.

8. A skull bone; one of the external bones of the face. It is the lower jaw - the only movable skull bone - and contains all of the lower teeth.

9. The first - most cranial sternebra.

10. Incoordination; animals with this make jerky - spastic movements.

11. One of the two bones (with the ulna) that form the antebrachium - or forearm; usually the main weightbearing bone.

12. A space within a skull bone that is an outpouching of a nasal cavity; depending on the species - these are found within the frontal bones - maxillary bones - sphenoid bones - and ethmoid bones.

13. Long - faced. Example: Collie.

14. The hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that prevents the level of caclium in the blood from getting too high.

15. The bones of the neck portion of the spinal column.

16. The lay term for the most proximal joint of the equine digit - which is the joint between the large metacarpal or metatarsal and the proximal phalanx. The proximal sesamoid bones are located on the caudal surface of this joint.

17. The last - most caudal sternebra; the _____ process.

18. Skull bones that are part of the internal bones of the face; make up the caudal portion of the hard palate.

19. One of two bones (the radius is the other) that form the antebrachium - or forearm; forms a major portion of the elbow joint with the distal end of the humerus.

20. The skull bones that do not surround the brain. External bones: the incisive bones - the nasal bones - the lacrimal bones - the maxillary bones - the zygomatic bones - and the mandible. Internal bones: the palatine bones - the pterygoid bones - the v

21. The bones of the pelvic limbs located between the tarsus and the phalanges.

22. The long bone of the thigh region; it forms the hip joint with the pelvis at its proximal end and the stifle joint with the tibia at its distal end.

23. Bones formed in the soft organs (viscera); examples include the os penis - the os cordis - and the os rostri.

24. Process on the cranial end of the second cervical vertebra (axis) that fits into the caudal end of the first cervical vertebra (atlas).

25. The bones along the central axis of the body; made up of the skull - hyoid bone - the spinal column - the ribs - and the sternum.