QUESTIONS

1. Briefly describe the appendicular skeleton.
2. List 3 names for bony protrusions which usually act as sites for muscle attachment.
3. What is a trochlea?
4. What is a fossa?
5. List the bones of the forelimb.
6. The lateral surface of the scapula is divided into 2 by its spine. What are these 2 sections called?
7. What is the name of the articular surface of the scapula?
8. Name the 2 bones which make up the forearm.
9. Where is the olecranon located?
10. What is the correct term for the wrist?
11. How many metacarpal bones are possessed by the dog?
12. How many digits are there in the forelimb of the dog and cat?
13. What is the name given to digit 1 (the innermost digit)?
14. How many phalanges make up each digit?
15. How are the toes numbered?
16. What is the name of the process carried by the 3rd phalanx which forms the core of the claw?
17. List the joints of the forelimb.
18. List the bones of the hindlimb.
19. List the bones of the pelvis.
20. What is the name of the large hole found on either side of the pubic symphysis which allows blood vessels and nerves to pass from the pelvic cavity to the hind limb.
21. What is the name of the joint where the pelvis articulates with the femur?
22. What is the name of the socket of the hip joint?
23. What is the name of the joint where the femur articulates with the tibia and fibula?
24. Name the sesamoid bones associated with the stifle joint.
25. What is another name for the fibular tarsal bone which forms the point of the hock?
26. List the joints of the hind limb.