Lab - Turtle Skeletal and Muscles Flashcards
What type of teeth do turtles have?
Edentate - no teeth!
Turtles are _____, meaning they have ____ holes in their skulls
Anapsids, no holes
Most lizards and snakes have _____ openings in their skulls! making them _____
two, diapsid
Name the regions of the skull in this animal. What kind of animal is it?
A - Prefrontal
B - Frontal
C - Postorbital
D - Parietal
E - Supraoccipital
F - Squamosal
G - Quadrate
H - Quadratojugal
I - Zygomatic/jugal
J - Maxilla
K - Premaxilla
This is a sea turtle skull
Name the regions of the skull in this photo. What kind of animal is this?
A - premaxilla
B - Maxilla
C - Palatine
D - Pterygoid
E - Choanae
F - Zygomatic/jugal
G - Quadrate
Thia is an alligator
Name the areas of the skull indicated by the pointers. What animal is this? What view are we looking at?
A - Supraoccipital
B - Jugal/zygomatic
C - Parietal
D - Postorbital
E - Frontal
F - Pre-frontal
G - Maxilla
H - Pre-maxilla
I - Dentary
J - Quadratojugal
K - Surangular
L - Angular
M - Articular
N - Quadrate
O - Exoccipital
P - Squamosal
This is a snapping turtle, seen from a lateral view
What part of a turtle’s body is this? From what view?
Name the indicated regions
Lower jaw, from an inside (medial) view
A - Dentary
B - Coronoid
C - Articular
D - Angular
E - Prearticular
Name the indicated areas of the skull. What animal is this?
A - Maxilla
B - Postorbital
C - Quadrate
D - Prootic
E - Opisthotic
F - Exoccipital
G - Supraoccipital
H - Squamosal
I - Quadratojugal
J - Zygomatic
K - Parietal
L - Frontal
M - Prefrontal
Snapping turtle
Name the indicated areas of the skull. What animal is this?
A - Palatine
B - Pterygoid
C - Zygomatic/jugal
D - Quadratojugal
E - Quadrate
F - Squamosal
G - Basiisphenoid
H - Basioccipital
I - Supraoccipital
J - Exoccipital
K - Maxilla
L - Premaxilla
M - Vomer
Snapping turtle
Which comes first, the “atlas” or the “axis”? Distinguish between the functions of each
- Atlas - Yes (up down) motion
- Axis - No (Back-and-forth)
Name these bones in the pectoral girdle
A - Coracoid
B - Acromion
C - Scapula
D - Humerus
Name these bones in the pelvic girdle. What are the vertebrae connected to the pelvic girdle referred to as? How many are there?
A - Epipubic cartilage
B - Pubis
C - Pectineal process
D - Ilium
E - Ischium
F - Femur
Sacral vertebrae
2 sacral vertebrae
Name the bones indicated in this photo
A - Metacarpals
B - Ulna
C - Radius
D - Humerus
E - Carpals
F - Trunk vertebrae
G - Rib
H - Femur
I - Tibia
J - Fibula
K - Metatarsals
L - Tarsals
Name the bones of the hyoid apparatus
A - Lingual process
B - Corpus
C - Ceratobranchial 1
D - Ceratohyl
E - Ceratobranchial 2
What are the structures in this photo? Name the origin, insertion and action of the muscles
A - Trachea
B - Omohyoid (O: Anterior margin of coracoid I: First ceratobranchial A: Helps open mouth, retracts head, lowers floor of mouth)
C - Sternomastoid (O: Acromion of the pectoral girdle and dorsal surface of deltoids I: Base of the skull A: Turns the head)
What are the muscles in this photo? Name their origin, insertion, and action
A - Deltoid (O: Anterior margin of plastron - cranial segment and acromion - caudal segment I: Head of humerus A: Abducts the arm)
B - Subscapularis (O: Coracoid I: Head of humerus A: Flexion of arm)
C - Pectoralis major (O: Plastron and acromion I: head of humerus A: Adducts humerus)
What are the muscles indicated in this photo? Give their origin, insertion, and action
A - Intermandibularis (O: Mandible I: Midventral line A: Compresses floor of mouth and pharynx)
B - Latissismus colli (O: Lateral surface of cervical vertebrae I: Midventral line A: Compresses neck and throat region; assist in swallowing)
What muscle is the pointer indicating in this photo? Which muscle lies beneath it?
Oblique abdominis, transverse abdominis