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Frog Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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Function of the skeleton of the frog

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Provide support for the body, protection of the internal organs, and attachment surfaces for muscles

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What is the skeleton of the frog consist of?

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Bony and cartilaginous elements

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What is cartilage?

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It is a tough, elastic connective tissue flounder in the joints, nose, ears, and more. It serves a structural component, providing support and cushioning for these areas.

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4
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Mandible

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Lower jaw

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5
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Maxilla

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Upper jaw

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6
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Nose bone

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Pre-maxilla

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7
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Found above the nasal

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Fronto-parietal

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8
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Nasal

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Front of frog’s head, involves the nostrils

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9
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Found between the nasal and fronto-parietal

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Sphenethmoid

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10
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Eye socket

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Orbital fossa

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11
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Beside the auditory capsule

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Prootic bone

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12
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Beside the Auditory Capsule, outside the skull in the temporal region/ Jaw movement

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Squamosal bone

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13
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Inside the mouth, in front of the squamosal and auditory capsule, also jaw movement

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Pterygoid

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14
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Location at the posterior of the skull, they connect the skull and neck

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Occipital Condyle

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15
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A hole between the Occipital condyles

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Foremen magnum - passageway for the spinal cord

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16
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Bumps at the posterior of the skull and houses the occipital condyles

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Exoccipital

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17
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Directly connects the mandible and maxilla

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Quadrate Cartilage

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18
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Located beside and outside the squamosal bone

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Quadratojugal

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19
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Parasphenoid

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VENTRAL - T-shape Bone

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20
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a bone located in the roof of the frog’s mouth, helps in swallowing prey

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Vomer

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21
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between the vomer and sphenethmoid

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Palatine

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22
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Location - Foramen for 5 and 7 nerves

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Base of Parasphenoid

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23
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Location - Foramen for 9 and 10 nerves

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Beside or on Exoccipital

24
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What does the skull consists of?

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It consists of the cranium, sense capsules, jaws, large orbits, and hyoid

25
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What are the three regions of the frog skull?

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cranium, sense capsules, and jaws

26
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Three regions of the Sense Capsules

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auditory, olfactory, and occipital regions

27
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Describe the frog skull

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triangular in shape, broad, and dorsoventrally flattened

28
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The dorsal part of the cranium is formed by the _____. While the ventral part by the ____, and the lateral sides by the _____ bones.

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Frontoparietal bone, Parasphenoid bone, and Sphenethmoid bones.

29
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Posterior part of the cranium is the ___

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occipital segment

30
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The frog skull is ______ due to the presence of paired ______

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Dicondylic skull, occipital condyles

31
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Atlas

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first cervical vertebra and connects with the occipital condyles of the skull

32
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Urostyle

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Rod-like elongated bone found at the posterior of the vertebra

33
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Vertebral column

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It has 9 vertebrae, very short due to the absence of a neck and tail, movement is limited to the pelvic girdle for jumping

34
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U or V-shaped bone connected to the Urostyle

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Pelvic Girdle

35
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Sacrum

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Wedge shape bone that is made of infused vertebrae bones known as sacral bones

36
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Functions of the bones of the limbs

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Digging, Swimming, Jumping, Climbing

37
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Femur

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long bone of the hindlimb connecting the ilium and tibio-fibula

38
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Tibio-Fibula

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fusion of inner tibia and outer fibula bones

39
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Describe the Tarsals

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The tarsals are divided into the Calcaneum and Astragalus

40
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What are the Calcaneum and Astragalus bones?

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Calcaneum (projecting heel bone) and Astragalus (jointed with the leg bones for stability)

41
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Metatarsals

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Long foot bones reaching the middle part of the foot

42
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Phalanges

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small bones found in the toes of a frog’s hindlimb

43
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Wrist bones

44
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Humerus

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Upper arm region, “S” shaped bone

45
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Metacarpals

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First half of the fingers

46
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Radioulna

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forearm region

47
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Scapula

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shoulder blades

48
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one half of the pelvic girdle

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os-innominatum

49
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Deltoid ridge

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found below the head of the humerus

50
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Elbow joint

51
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Name of the bones between the Metacarpals and radio-ulna

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Proximal Carpal (close to forearm) and Distal Carpal (Further from forearm)

52
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Supra-Scapula

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Dorsal or behind the scapula

52
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What are the parts of the pectoral girdle?

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scapula, supra-scapula, clavicle, coracoid, and sternum

53
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Collar bone of the frog

53
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found below the clavicle and provides stability to the shoulder region

53
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Breast bone

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