Bones and Teeth

Question	Answer
Sternum - Name of each individual bone; most caudal and most cranial bone	Sternebrae Xiphoid Manubrium
Costochondral Junction	On ribs, where bone changes to cartilage
Spinal Column	Cervical Vertebrae (7) Thoracic Vertebrae (13) Lumbar Vertebrae (7) Sacral Vertebrae (3 fused) Coccygeal Vertebrae (variable #'s) - tail
Atlas and Axis	C1 and C2. Atlas is butterfly wings; axis is shark fin
Bone Markings - Head	Large, spherical articular surface; proximal humerus, femur, and ribs
Condyle	Large, round articular surfaces (distal humerus; femur)
Femur - Femoral head sits in ________	Acetabullum. Hip dysplasia occurs here
Patella sits in the ______	Trochlear groove
Two bone markings on the Tibia	Tibial Tuberosity - On proximal end of tibia; Cranial surface of bone (point of triangle, flat outward projection) Tibial Crest - Ridge on bone, cranial to large depression below proximal end
Tarsal Bones	7 Bones. Know the calcaneous (point of the hock)
Fibula	Lateral malleolus is the pointy projection that extends beyond the rest of the bone on the distal end
Ulna Bone Markings	Olecranon Prcess - Point of elbow
Bone Markings - Radius	Radial Tuberosity - Oval rounded projection below the head on the proximal end.
Rabbit Dental Formula	Upper: 2-0-3-3 Lower: 1-0-2-3
Rat/Mouse Dental Formua	1-0-0-3 1-0-0-3 Mouse may only have 2 molars on top

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	Created by Shauna Ryner about 8 years ago