FORELIMBS

Question 1

PECTORAL GIRDLE IS COMPOSED OF?

Answer 1

• Coracoid
• Clavicle (Collar bone, Clavicula)
• Scapula (Shoulder blade)

Question 2

IT JOINS THE FORELIMB TO THE TRUNK

Answer 2

PECTORAL GIRDLE

Question 3

OTHER NAME FOR THE SKELETON OF FOREARM? (RADIUS AND ULNA)

Answer 3

ZEUGOPODIUM

Question 4

OTHER NAME FOR SKELETON OF THE ARM? (HUMERUS)

Answer 4

STYLOPODIUM

Question 5

Skeleton of the manus other name?

Answer 5

(Autopodium)

Question 6

carpal bones (ossa carpi)

Answer 6

BASIPODIUM

Question 7

metacarpal bones (ossa metacarpi)

Answer 7

METAPODIUM

Question 8

phalanges (ossa digitorum manus).

Answer 8

ACROPODIUM

Question 9

to them the coracoid is reduced to a cylindrical process (coracoid process, processus coracoideus) fused to the medial side of the scapula.

Answer 9

domestic mamamals

Question 10

it is either absent or a small rudiment embedded in the brachiocephalic muscle, in contrast to the well-developed functional bone of man

Answer 10

CLAVICLE

Question 11

is triangular in outline and lies flat against the cranial part of the lateral thoracic wall in a cranioventral direction

Answer 11

SCAPULA

Question 12

The spine ends with a well-defined prominence (acromion) close to the ventral angle in what species?

Answer 12

CARNIVORES AND RUMINANTS

Question 13

Spine ends with acromion (prominence near ventral angle) and it subsides distally on what species?

Answer 13

HORSE AND PIG

Question 14

Dog: process called what?

Answer 14

processus hamatus

Question 15

Cat: process called?

Answer 15

processus suprahamatus

Question 16

is present dorsal to its middle in all domestic mammals with the exception of the carnivores

Answer 16

tuber of the spine of the scapula (tuber spinae scapulae)

Question 17

has a central function in the movement of the thoracic limb.

Answer 17

HUMERUS

Question 18

Its surface is characteristically modelled by the attachment of strong muscles and their tendons, which led to the development of prominent bony protuberances and grooves.

Answer 18

HUMERUS

Question 19

THREE BASIC SEGEMENTS

Answer 19

• PROXIMAL EXTREMITY
• SHAFT OF HUMERUS
• DISTAL EXTREMITY

Question 20

bearing the head (caput humeri) and the tubercles (tuberculum majus and minus)

Answer 20

PROXIMAL EXTREMITY

Question 21

bearing the deltoid tuberosity (tuberositas deltoidea)

Answer 21

Shaft of humerus (corpus humeri)

Question 22

to them, the condyle is divided into a more extensive medial part (trochlea humeri), which articulates with the ulna, and a capitulum (capitulum humeri) laterally for the articulation with the radius.

Answer 22

dog and cat

Question 23

The articular surface is further divided by sagittal ridges in?

Answer 23

ungulates

Question 24

to them, the olecranon fossa and the radial fossa communicate through supratrochlear foramen (foramen supratrochleare)

Answer 24

dog

Question 25

to them, the medial aspect of the distal extremity of the humerus is perforated by the supracondylar foramen (foramen supracondylare)

Answer 25

cat

Question 26

The skeleton of the distal part (zeugopodium) of the free appendage of the forelimb consists of two bones, the?

Answer 26

RADIUS AND ULNA

Question 27

to them, the capacity of rotational movements is well developed: if the palm of the hand is turned backward (pronation)

Answer 27

man

Question 28

palm backward → bones crossed

Answer 28

pronation

Question 29

palm forward → bones parallel

Answer 29

supination

Question 30

limited rotation of radius and ulna

Answer 30

CARNIVORES (dog < cat)

Question 31

no movement (distal ulna completely reduced)

Answer 31

HORSE

Question 32

bearing the radial trochlea (trochlea radii)

Answer 32

distal extremity

Question 33

a rod-shaped bone that is relatively stronger in ungulates than in carnivores

Answer 33

radius

Question 34

to them, the radius alone articulates with the humerus

Answer 34

ungulates

Question 35

to them, the radius is complemented medially by the ulna

Answer 35

carnivores

Question 36

carrying the olecranon (olecranon)

Answer 36

proximal extremity

Question 37

with the head of the ulna (caput ulnae)

Answer 37

distal extremity

Question 38

extend the ulna beyond the distal extremity of the humerus.

Answer 38

olecranon and its tuber

Question 39

It forms the very prominent point of the elbow and furnishes insertion to the strong triceps muscle of the forearm.

Answer 39

olecranon and its tuber