ANEQ 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Diaphysis, Semen Extender, Western Saddle
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Rostral: on or near the nose, can only be used on the structures on the head. Dorsal: towards or near the back or corresponding surface on the head, neck, or thorax, this term is used for limbs to show the front facing side. Ventral: towards or near the belly or corresponding surface on the head, neck, or thorax, this term is not used for limbs. Short bone: small cuboidal shaped bones that are usually grouped together at the carpus and tarsus. Flat bone: bone expands in two directions such as those found in the pelvic girdle, scapula, and skull. Irregular bone: complex jutting bones including the vertebral column and the non flat bones of the pelvis and skull. Sesamoid bone: small rounded bones that resembles a sesame seed that are present in freely moving joints such as patella and proximal and distal sesamoid bones.
