2. Bone Vocabulary Mrs. Chotkowski Jr. / Sr. Vet Science

3. Dislocation or Luxation : Displacement of a bone from its joint.

4. Periostium: Tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of the bone

5. Meniscus: Curved fibrous cartilage found in some synovial joints

6. Connections between two bones : Joints or articulations

7. Sequestrum: Piece of dead bone that is partially or fully detached from the surrounding healthy bone

8. Manubrium: Cranial portion of the sternum

9. Amputation: Removal of all or part of a joint

10. Varus: Inward curvature of a bone

11. Ankylosis: Loss of mobility of a joint

12. Chondromalacia: Abnormal softening of cartilage

13. What do extensor tendons do ???????

14. Straighten a limb

15. What is it called when there is an extreme straightening of a limb beyond its normal limits ?

16. Hyperextension

17. A band of fibers that holds a structure together in an abnormal fashion is a /an:

18. Adhesion

19. What is the term for the facial structure of flat faced dogs such as: Boxers, Pugs, Bull Dogs, Bull Mastiffs ………??

20. Brachycephalic

21. Surgical removal of a claw is called:

22. Onychectomy

23. A break in the skin from a broken bone, causing an open wound in the skin is called ? Open or Compound Fracture

24. The fibrous band of connective tissue on the ventral abdomen, that is the center attachment of the abdominal muscles, is called what ?

25. Linea Alba

26. A fibrous band of tissue that connects bone to bone is called ?

27. Ligament

28. Another term for growth plate is?.....

29. Physis

30. Involuntary Muscle is called:

31. Smooth, non-striated, unstriated or visceral