Mudpuppy Flashcards
one cervical, trunk, one sacral, caudal
vertebrae
small, y shaped, posterolaterally directed
rib
ossified portion of pectoral girdle
scapula
broad ventral platelike part of the pectoral girdle
coracoid cartilage
projects anteriorly from the glenoid fossa
procoracoid cartilage
bone supporting brachium
humerus
anteromedial bone of ante brachium
radius
posterolateral bone of antebrachium
ulna
6 cartilaginous carpals followed distally by four digits
manus
ossified portion of pelvic girdle that extends ventrally from articulation with sacral vertebra toward acetabulum
ilium
ossification in ishiatic cartilage of posterior puboischiadic plate
ischium
anterior portion of puboischiadic plate
pubic cartilage
single bone of the thigh
femur
anterior bone of the crus
tibia
posterior bone of the crus
fibula
6 cartilaginous tarsals and 4 ossified digits
pes
transverse fold dividing head and neck
gular fold
marks posterior end of trunk, lies ventrally between pelvic limbs, surrounded by papillae in males
cloaca
swollen region around cloaca
cloacal gland