Comparative Anatomy

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Decks in this class (27)

Directional Terms
Ventral,
Dorsal,
Medial
28  cards
Terminology
Appendicular skeleton,
Axial skeleton,
Tendon
24  cards
Bones of the Thoracic Limb
Thoracic girdle,
Scapula,
Clavicle
12  cards
Extrinsic Muscles of the Thoracic Limb
Origin of the superficial pectoral,
Insertion of the superficial pect...,
Origin of the deep pectoral
22  cards
Joints of the Thoracic Limb
Fibrous joints synarthroses,
3 types of slightly moveable join...,
Syndesmosis
11  cards
Intrinsic Muscles of the Thoracic Limb
Origin of the deltoideus,
Insertion of the deltoideus,
Origin of the infraspinatus
30  cards
Muscles of the Pelvic Limb
Superficial fascia of the trunk c...,
What arises as an aponeurosis fro...,
The superficial gluteal fascia pa...
55  cards
Bones of the Pelvic Limb
Pelvic girdle,
The acetablulum,
Two parts of the ilium
44  cards
Antebrachium Muscles
Origin of the extensor carpi radi...,
What does the extensor retinaculu...,
Origin of the common digital exte...
25  cards
Crus Muscles
What passes under the crural exte...,
Origin of the cranial tibial,
What passes under both the crural...
13  cards
Joints of the Pelvic Limb
Most of the apposed articular sur...,
What reinforces the fibrocartilag...,
Sacroiliac joint is more used for
38  cards
Bones of the Vertebral Column and Thorax
How many bones in the vertebral c...,
5 groups of the vertebrae,
The sacrum is
54  cards
Muscles of the Trunk and Neck
Axial muscles are divided into,
Location of epaxial muscles,
Function of epaxial muscles
52  cards
Joints of the Axial Skeleton
What holds the dens to the fovea ...,
What joins the spine of the axis ...,
What are yellow ligaments
7  cards
Vessels and Nerves of the Neck
How many pairs of cervical spinal...,
The 1st cervical spinal nerve pas...,
The last 7 cervical spinal nerves...
33  cards
Deep Vessels and Nerves of the Thoracic Wall
What is the terminal branch of th...,
The cranial epigastric artery giv...,
Where does the cranial epigastric...
35  cards
Veins and Arteries Cranial to the Heart
The cranial vena cava drains into,
What union forms the cranial vena...,
What forms the brachiocephalic veins
33  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
Sensory ___ neurons conduct signa...,
Motor ___ neurons conduct signals...,
What is the basis of feedback reg...
40  cards
The Heart
3 components of the pericardium,
Where is the heart and pericardiu...,
What forms the phrenicopericardia...
60  cards
Vessels and Nerves of the Thoracic Limb
The main arterial blood supply to...,
The subclavian artery is a termin...,
Vcisa
88  cards
Vessels and Nerves of the Abdominal Wall
The branches that supply the supe...,
The external pudendal artery emer...,
What artery appears as a continua...
51  cards
Abdominal Viscera
What is the first structure seen ...,
Where does the greater omentum end,
What space is contained in the me...
117  cards
Vessels and Nerves of the Abdominal Viscera
The vagus nerve leaves the crania...,
What branches from the vagus nerv...,
The right and left vagus nerves d...
58  cards
Pelvic Viscera
How much urine can the bladder hold,
Where does the lateral ligament o...,
What muscles surrounds the urethra
4  cards
Anatomy of Male & Female Reproductive System
What where is the cervix,
Where is the vagina located,
What is the vestibule
20  cards
Vessels & Nerves of the Pelvic Limb
Cranial thigh muscles,
Cranial thigh muscles a and n supply,
Medial thigh muscles
30  cards
The Head
Where do the sagittal crest and t...,
What is the nuchal crest,
The temporal fossa is bound media...
124  cards

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