Non human bones Flashcards
Whose scapula is widened medial to lateral?
Quadrupeds
whose humerus has
- Large tubercle that overshadows head, distal articulation as wide as shaft
- hooked flange on shaft and strong ridges
sheep
kangaroo
whats the difference between a kangaroo and human radius ?
kangaroo distal and proximal segments are not wider than shaft but humans distal ends flare out
match the radius?
- sharp intersosseus border?
- ulna usually fused with radius?
human
sheep
Who has a long olecranon process?
kangaroo
toes reduce in number when?
Cursorial - those animals who opened on running for survival
sheep metacarpals?
have a c cross section and have a very distinct distal end
Head size = trochanter size?
sheep femur
vertical fossa behind greater trochanter?
kangaroos femur
prominent muscle attachement in the mid shaft
kangaroo femur
tibia
- slight furrow due to lateral ridge?
- proximal articulations curved posteriorly?
kangaroo
sheep
describe the kangaroo metatarsal?
4th is the main metatarsal
5th is curved