Lab 1: Embryonic Origins

Question 1

chondrocranium

Answer 1

(G - cartilage + G - skull) - cartilage/cartilage-replacement bone providing protection for ventral, caudal, and some lateral brain areas and nasal/inner ear cavities

Question 2

splanchnocranium

Answer 2

(G - viscera) - visceral arches forming jaws and supporting pharyngeal pouches/tongue

Question 3

dermatocranium

Answer 3

(G - skin) - superficial dermal bone covering the chondrocranium and splanchnocranium