Bony Fish Flashcards
1
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Caudal Vertebra
2
Q
What type of fish is this from - why?
A
Cartilaginous Fish Vertebra - Was foramina spines
3
Q
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Stingray Spine
4
Q
What type of fish is this from - why
A
salmon vertebra - stringy bone
5
Q
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Precaudal Vertebra
6
Q
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Thoracic Vertebra
7
Q
What is it - list the two features and where they are
A
Atlas Vertebra
superior condylar facets - “the mouse ears”
Centrum - the face
8
Q
List the two spines - where they are - why
A
Neural spine - top - neural canal is smaller
Hemal spine - bottom - hemal canal is larger
9
Q
what is it? what feature is present
A
penultimate vertebra
slight heamal spine
10
Q
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ultimate vertebra
11
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Pectoral Girdle: The Cleithrum
12
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Pectoral Girdle: Scapula
13
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Pelvic Girdle: Basipterygium
14
Q
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Dogfish Spine
15
Q
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Volmer