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  2. Dog anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The dog's footpad is a fatty tissue locomotive-supporting organ, present at the bottom of the four legs, consisting of digital pads, a metacarpal pad, and a carpal pad, with dewclaw near the footpad. [26] When a dog's footpad is exposed to the cold, heat loss is prevented by an adaptation of the blood system that recirculates heat back into the ...

  3. Canine reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Baculum of a domestic dog; The arrow points to the bottom groove where the urethra is located. The tip is to the right. Inside the corpus spongiosum lies the baculum.This allows the male dog to enter into the vagina before the erectile tissue is swollen.

  4. Canine terminology - Wikipedia

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    Canine terminology in this article refers only to dog terminology, specialized terms describing the characteristics of various external parts of the domestic dog, as well as terms for structure, movement, and temperament. This terminology is not typically used for any of the wild species or subspecies of wild wolves, foxes, coyotes, dholes ...

  5. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    It is characterized by new bone formation on the outside of the long bones. [6] Hypertrophic osteodystrophy is a bone disease in rapidly growing large breed dogs. Signs include swelling of the metaphysis (the part of the bone adjacent to the joint), pain, depression, loss of appetite, and fever. The disease is usually bilateral in the limb bones.

  6. Family dog kept coming home with bones, then brought back a ...

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    The family assumed their dog had been bringing back the bones of some animal -- until they saw a human skull in the front yard. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  7. Canine tooth - Wikipedia

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    They are often the largest teeth in a mammal's mouth. Individuals of most species that develop them normally have four, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, separated within each jaw by incisors; humans and dogs are examples. In most species, canines are the anterior-most teeth in the maxillary bone.

  8. Stifle joint - Wikipedia

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    This dog's stifle joint is labeled 12. The stifle joint (often simply stifle) is a complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals such as the sheep, horse or dog. It is the equivalent of the human knee and is often the largest synovial joint in the animal's body. The stifle joint joins three bones: the femur, patella, and tibia.

  9. Surgical staple - Wikipedia

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    Surgical staples are specialized staples used in surgery in place of sutures to close skin wounds or to resect and/or connect parts of an organ (e.g. bowels, stomach or lungs). The use of staples over sutures reduces the local inflammatory response, width of the wound, and time it takes to close a defect.