Which structure is cranial to the shoulder?

 Which term refers to the arm?

The elbow is ___________________ to the carpal bones.

 The term ventral refers to the __________.

The stifle is ____________ to the pelvis and ___________ to the shoulder.

Which best describes the anatomical back of the dog?

The olecranon fossa is a bony landmark on the humerus.

The point of the hip and the point of the shoulder are ________________________________.

Palmar and plantar are directional terms used to describe the limbs from distal to the carpals or tarsals.

The median plane is the imaginary line that divides the body into _____________________.

The median and the sagittal plane are both ______________________.

Which of the following are examples of a synovial joint?

The appendicular skeleton refers to the _________________________.

Which are the components of a synovial joint?

Another term for the top of the dog’s rump is the _________.

When comparing canine and human anatomy, which of the following joints on the dog is equivalent to the human knee?

Another term for the area at the top of the shoulders and between the shoulder blades is the _______________.

 The sternum is ___________ to the point of shoulder.

The deltoid is cranial and ventral to the gluteal muscles.

The carpus is ___________ to the humerus.

The rhomboid is ______________ to the trapezius.

The hip joint is also known as the _______________________.

Three muscles that attach on the humerus are the ______________, ___________________, and _________________.

The functions of the skeleton include _________________________, _____________________, and ________________.

Ligaments are stronger than they are flexible and occasionally provide attachment sites for muscles.

 Some of the major ligaments in the dog’s body are _________________________________.

Tendons attach bone to bone.

Tendons __________________________________________________________.

Connective tissue, or fascia, can be _________________________________.

The fascial system divides the body into parts, so that if one area is affected by movement, stress or injury, the rest of the body won’t be affected.

Some of the fascial planes of the body are ________________, __________________, and ______________________.

A muscle bundle, or fascicle, is ______________________________.

The distance an individual muscle fiber contracts depends on the amount of strength required for the task.

A bony landmark that is useful for distinguishing between the supraspinatus and the infraspinatus is the:

The carpal and tarsal joints are similar to each other, because they ________________________.

Synovial joints ___________________________________________.

The numbers of the vertebrae by section (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar) are ____, ____, and ____.

The bony landmark that is also known as the point of buttock and is a common attachment site for the hamstrings is also called the ______________________.

A word used to describe a bony landmark that is shaped like a bowl or cup is _______________.

The muscles located anterior (cranial) and posterior (caudal) in the lower limb of the dog are the ___________.