Chicken Wing Dissection Quiz Flashcards
what is a birds wing made up of
groups of tissues working together to perform a job
what does areolar connective tissue resemble within a chickens body
a flat thin film/membrane
what does connective tissue do
surrounds mucles and attaches the muscles to the underside of the skin
what does muscle tissue look like in a chicken wing
pink-orange bundles of fiber
where do skeletal muscles attach
bone
how do skeletal muscles produce motion in the wing
by the fibers expanding and contracting
what does fat do when it is stored on the underside of the skin in a chickens body
helps to keep in the bodys heat and to cushion/protect other body tissues
how can fat be recognized during the dissection
by the yellow colour and greasy feeling
whats a tendon
especially strong connecvtive tissues that attach skeletal muscles to bones
what does a tendon look like
shiny white tissues
what are bones primarily made of
calcium minerals
what are thehollow spaces inside bones where red blood cells are manufactured called
red marrow
what are the hollow spaces inside bones where red blood cells are manufactured called
red marrow
what is cartilage
hard tissue found at the ends of long bones
how does cartilage appear/look
pearly white in colour
what does cartilage do
helps to prevent neighbouring bones from grinding against one another
what do ligaments do and where can they best be located
connect two bones and can best be located at a joint
what are ligaments similar in appearence to
tendons
where are blood vessels most frequtly seen
at the surface of skeletal muscles
what is the purpose of blood vessels
to transport blood throughout the body
where are nerves usually foudn
buried deep within an organism oveten lyuing close to long bones
how can nerves be recognised
by thier thing white threadlike appearance
