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[[File:Dog skeleton body section with numbers.png|thumb|centre|400px|'''Dog skeleton''', TBjornstad, 2006]]
 
[[File:Dog skeleton body section with numbers.png|thumb|centre|400px|'''Dog skeleton''', TBjornstad, 2006]]
 
===Head===
 
===Head===
Within an anatomy perspective the head encompasses all bones cranial to the cervical vertebrae of the neck. The head consists of a number of complex bones of varying types and size which will be both described and where possible will also be shown photographically.
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Anatomically the head encompasses all bones cranial to the cervical vertebrae of the neck and is shown in yellow in the diagram above. The head consists of a number of complex bones of varying types and size which will be both described in text and where possible will also be shown photographically.
 
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===Trunk===
 
===Trunk===
 
The trunk is in broad terms the body of the animal and is what would remain if the head and limbs were removed. It can be seperated in four parts, the cervical vertebrae, thorax, lumbar region and pelvis. Anatomically these structures are distinguishable and each area has distinctive shapes, sizes and physiological roles.
 
The trunk is in broad terms the body of the animal and is what would remain if the head and limbs were removed. It can be seperated in four parts, the cervical vertebrae, thorax, lumbar region and pelvis. Anatomically these structures are distinguishable and each area has distinctive shapes, sizes and physiological roles.
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