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

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

Test yourself with the Musculoskeletal Flashcards

Musculoskeletal Flashcards

References

Books

• Dyce, K.M., Sack, W.O. and Wensing, C.J.G. (2002) Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.
• O.Charnock Bradley The Structure of the Fowl, 3rd ed, J.B.Lippincott Company, 1950
• Konig and Liebich: Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals, 3rd Edition

Images

• Royal Veterinary College Histology Department
• Nottingham Veterinary School