Functional Anatomy & Body Systems (Equine) Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• thyroid : secrete thyroxin which regulates the metabolism
• seven : how much does the average horse's heart weigh
• respiration : the act of breathing
• skeletal : the function of this body system is to shape the body, protect organs, and also reserve calcium. phosphorus, fat,
• muscular : the system involved with internal and external movement also reserves the
• digestive : the main function of this body system is to convert feed into energy
• larynx : the vocal box
• fibrous : these joints have no joint cavity, are held together by tissues, and don't move ex; teeth. skull
• pharynx : this part of the respiratory system leads to the lungs and digestive system
• ovaries : mare produces, and releases eggs
• reproductive : the sole function of this body is to create new organisms of the same special
• synovial : these joints offer the most movement, and have a joint cavity ex: fetlock
• cranial : reference point meaning towards the head
• urinary : the function of this body system is to process (liquid) body waste
• non ruminant : having only one compartment to the stomach
• ventral : reference point meaning towards the belly
• circulatory : the main function of this body system is to distribute blood
• cardiac muscle : this type of muscle is both smooth and striated, involuntary
• expiration : relaxation of diaphragm
• caudal : reference point meaning towards the tail
• dorsal : reference point meaning towards the back
• trachea : connects larynx to the lungs
• respiratory : the function of this body system is to take in oxygen and remove co2, blood carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues
• conformation : bone size and position help to create a horse
• axial : head, cervical, thoracic, lumbar. sacral. coccygeal is all in terms of the body