ANSC 2340 Study Guide - Final Guide: Peroneus Longus, Iliacus Muscle, Cursorial

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Animal Science
• Course: ANSC 2340
• Professor: Laura Graham

Document Summary

Vertebral column (backbone): the main axis of the skeleton. It protects the spinal cord which, is located in the neural canal formed by a long series of neural arches, each contributed by a different vertebra. The neural arch of each vertebra is supported on the body/centrum of each vertebra. In some vertebra, neural arch extends dorsally as a prominent spine that may be called a dorsal spine, or spinous process. Where movement between vertebrae is possible, the centra are separated by cartilaginous intervertebral discs. In mammals the anterior/posterior faces of centra are almost flat. Meat animals usually have 7 cervical vertebrae in neck spine, neural region. Sheep may have 6 and pigs may have 5. In cattle and sheep (lesser extent in pigs), the neck is very mobile and the cervical vertebrae have a series of interlocking articular and transverse processes that limit excessive bending of neck to protect the spinal cord and is.