Musculoskeletal System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology

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Jumping horse - Wikimedia Commons 2008

Overview of the Locomotor System

• Planes and Axes

• Bones and Cartilage

• Joints

• Muscles and Tendons

• Musculoskeletal Terminology

The Trunk

Pelvis

• Pelvic Girdle
• Pelvic Ligaments and Joints

The Head and Neck

Skull and Facial Muscles

• Structure
• Function
• Bones of the Skull
• Major Foramen and Canals
• Facial Muscles
• Species Differences

Pharynx

• Structure and Function
• Musculature
• Innervation
• Histology
• Species Differences

Larynx

• Structure
• Musculature
• Laryngeal Pharynx
• Function
• Vasculature
• Innervation
• Lymphatics
• Histology
• Species Differences

Syrinx

• Structure
• Function
• Species Differences

Hyoid Apparatus

• Structure and Function
• Species Differences

Limbs of the Domestic Species

Forelimb

• Canine Forelimb

• Equine Forelimb

• Bovine Forelimb

Hindlimb

• Canine Hindlimb

• Equine Hindlimb

• Bovine Hindlimb

Phalanges

• Canine Phalanges

• Equine Phalanges

• Bovine Phalanges

Palpable Points

• Palpable Points of the Dog

• Palpable Points of the Horse

• Palpable Points of the Ox

Creators

Rebecca Pocock

Natalie Brown

John Tulloch