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Dog
(canid)
characteristics:
Anatomy
is the
same
in
various domestic
breeds
and
wild
species—major
difference
is
size
and
proportion
(Dachshund
to
Great
Dane). Typically
with
elongated
skull—snout
long
and
narrow (some domestic breeds have short muzzles). Large canines.
Cheekteeth
with
sharp edges
for
shearing. Large, pointed
ears—upright
in all
wild
species
and in
many domestic breeds; hanging
in
some
breeds.
Deep
chest (top
to
bottom);
long,
thin
limbs.
Five
digits
on
front limb
(thumb reduced),
four
on
hind
limb
(big
toe
absent).
Blunt,
nonretractile
claws.
Walks
on
toes. Forearm does
not
rotate (pronate/supinate). Long,
bushy
tail
usually
in
wild
species. Lives from
the
arctic
to the
tropics.
AbDl
L
Abductor
digit!
I
longus;
AbDiS
Abductor
digit!
V;
Adduc Adductor;
Anc
Anconeus;
KT
Achilles'
tendon; Bicep Biceps
brachii;
BiFemDp Biceps femoris,
deep head; BiFemSu Biceps femoris, superficial head; Brach Brachialis; Brcph
Brachiocephalicus;
Brrad
Brachioradialis;
Bucc
Buccinator, Canin
Caninus;
Clbra
Cleidobrachialis;
Clcer
Cleidocervicalis;
Coccy
Coccygeus;
DelAc
Deltoid,
acromial
portion;
DelSp
Deltoid,
spinal
portion;
Digas Digastric;
ECR
Extensor carpi
rodi-
alis;
ECU
Extensor carpi ulnaris;
EDBr
Extensor
digitorum
brevis;
EDC
Extensor
digitorum
communis;
EDLat
Extensor
digitorum
tateralis;
EDLon
Extensor
digitorum
longus; ExAbO External abdominal
oblique;
FCR
Flexor carpi radialis;
FCU
Flexor carpi ulnaris; FCU-HH Flexor carpi ulnaris, humeral head; FCU-UH
Flexor
carpi ulnaris,
ulnarhead;
FDP
Flexor
digitorum
profundus;
FDS
Flexor
digi-
torum
superficialis;
GasLa
Gastrocnemius,
lateral head;
GasMe
Gastrocnemius,
medial head;
GluMe
Gluteus medius;
GluSu
Gluteus superficialis; Grac
Gracilis;
Ilioc
Iliocostalis;
InAbO
Internal abdominal
oblique;
Infra
Infraspinatus;
IntDC
Intertransversarii
dorsales caudae; Inter Interossei;
IntVC
Intertransversarii
ven-
tralis
caudae;
LAOM
Levator
anguli
ocuti
medialis;
LatDo
Latissimus
dorsi;
LeNas
Levator
nasolabialis;
LLaMx
Levator
labii
maxillaris;
Longl
Longissimus;
Malar
Malaris;
Mass
Masseter;
Myloh
Mylohyoid;
Omotr
Omotransversarius;
OrLig
Orbital ligament;
OrOc
Orbicularis
oculi;
OrOr
Orbicularis
oris; PecDe Pectoralis
descendens; PecPr Pectoralis profundus; PecTr Pectoralis transversus; PerBr
Peroneus
brevis; PerLo Peroneus longus;
Pop
Popliteus; PrTer Pronator teres;
RAOL
Retractor
anguli
oculi
lateralis;
RecAb
Rectus abdominis;
RecFe
Rectus
femoris; Rhom Rhomboid; SacDL Sacrocaudalis dorsalis lateralis; SacLi
Sacrotuberal ligament; SacVL Sacrocaudalis ventralis lateralis;
Sart
Sartorius;
ScalM
Scalenus medius; SerDC Serratus dorsalis caudalis; SerVC Serratus ven-
tralis
cervicis;
SerVT
Serratus ventralis thoracis;
Smemb
Semimembranosus;
Spin
&
Semsp Spinalis
&
semispinalis;
Splen
Splenius; Stcph Sternocephalicus; Stend
Semitendinosus;
Sthy Sternohyoid; Stmas
Sternomastoid;
StOcc Sterno-occipi-
talis;
Stthy
Sternothyroid;
Supra
Supraspinatus;
TeMaj
feres
mo/or;
TeMin
Teres
minor; Temp Temporalis;
TenFL
Tensor
fasciae tatae;
TibCr
Tibiatis cranialis; Trap
Trapezius;
TriLa
Triceps
brachii,
lateral
head; TriLo
Triceps
brachii, long head;
TriMe
Triceps
brachii, medial head;
VasLa
Vosfus
lateralis;
Zyg
Zygomaticus.
anatomical drawings after ellenberger,done,fromdissections
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MtDll
Abductor
digit!
I
longus;
Bicep Biceps
brachii;
BiFem Biceps
femoris;
Brach
Brachialis;
Brcph
Brachiocephalicus;
Brrad
Brachioradialis;
DelAc
Deltoid,
acromial
portion;
DelSp
Deltoid, spinal
portion;
ECR
Extensor carpi
radialis;
ED1&2 Extensor
digit!
I & II;
EDBr
Extensor
digitorum
brevis;
EDC
Extensor digi-
torum
communis;
EDLat
Extensor digitorum tateralis;
EDLon
Extensor digitorum
longus;
FCR
F/exor
carp/
radialis;
Grac
Gracilis;
LAOM
Levator anguli
oculi
medi-
alis;
LeNas Levator nasolabialis;
Malar
Malaris;
Mass
Masseter;
Omotr
Omotransversarius;
OrOc
Orbicularis oculi; PecDe
Pectoralis
descendens; PecPr
Pectoralis
profundus; PecTr
Pectoralis
transversus; PerLo Peroneus longus; PLig
Patellar ligament;
PrTer
Pronator
teres;
RAOL
Retractor anguli oculi lateralis;
RecFe
flertus
femoris;
Sart
Sartorius;
Stcph
Sternocephalicus;
Sthy Sternohyoid;
Stthy
Stemothyroid; Supra Supraspinatus; Temp Temporalis;
TibCr
Tibialis
era-
malls;
Trap
Trapezius;
TriLa
Triceps
brachii,
lateral
head; VasLa
Vasfus
lateralis;
Zyg
Zygomaticus.
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AbDiS
Abductor
digiti
V;
Ant
Anconeus;
AT
Achilles' tendon;
Bleep
Biceps brachii;
BiFemDp
Biceps femoris, deep head; BiFemSu Biceps
femoris,
superficial head;
Coccy
Coccygeus;
ECU
Extensor carpi
ulnaris;
FCR
Flexor carpi radialis;
FCU-HH
Flexor
carpi
ulnaris,
humeral head;
FCU—UH
Flexor carpi ulnaris,
ulnarhead;
FDP
Flexor
digitorum
profundus;
FDS
Flexor
digitorum
superflcialis;
Gastr
Gastrocnemius;
GluMe
Gluteus medius;
GluSu
Gluteus
superflciatis;
Grac
Gracilis;
IntDC
Intertransversarii
dorsales caudae;
Inter
Interossei;
PerBr Peroneus brevis;
PerLo
Peroneus
longus;
SacDL Sacrocaudalis
dorsalis
lateralis;
SacDM
Sacrocaudalis
dorsalis medialis;
SacLl
Sacrotuberal
ligament; Smemb
Semimembranosus;
Stend
Semitendinosus;
TriLa
Triceps
brachii, lateral head;
TriLo
Tr/ceps
brachii,
long
head; TriMe
Tr/ceps
brachii, medial head.
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BiFemSu
Biceps
femoris,
superficial head; Brcph
Brachiocephalicus;
Clcer
Cleidocervicalis;
Coccy
Coccygeus;
DelSp
Deltoid, spinal
portion;
GluMe
Gluteus
medius;
GluSu
Gluteus
superficialis;
Ilioc
Iliocostalis;
Infra
Infraspinatus;
IntDC
Intertransversarii
dorsales
caudae;
LAOM
Levator anguli
oculi
medialis;
LatDo
Latissimus dorsi; LeNas Levator nasolabialis; Longi Longissimus;
Mult
Multifldus;
Obtln
Obturator internus; Omotr
Omotransversarius;
OrOc
Orbicularis oculi;
RAOL
Retractor anguli oculi lateralis;
SacDL
Sacrocaudalis dorsalis lateralis;
SacDM
Sacrocaudalis dorsalis medialis; SacLi
Sacrotuberal
ligament;
Sart
Sartorius;
Stcph Sternocephalicus; StOcc Sterno-occipitalis; Temp
Temporalis;
TenFL
Tensor
fasciae
latae;
Trap
Trapezius;
TriLo
Triceps
brachii, long head;
VasLa
Vasfr/s
lateralis;
Zyg
Zygomaticus.