Pigeon

Question 1

dorsal portion of the pelvic girdle

Answer 1

synsacrum

Question 2

fused four most posterior caudal vertebrae

Answer 2

pygostyle

Question 3

element extending ventrally from thoracic vertebrae

Answer 3

vertebral rib

Question 4

articulates with vertebral rib and sternum

Answer 4

sternal rib

Question 5

large curved plate of bone with large ventrally projecting plate

Answer 5

sternum

Question 6

large vetical plate of sternum

Answer 6

keel of sternum

Question 7

an elongated, blade like bone that narrows anteriorly with that end forming part of the gleaned fossa

Answer 7

scapula

Question 8

stout elongated element bracing the forelimbs against the sternum

Answer 8

procoracoid

Question 9

dorsomedial articulation of procoracoid

Answer 9

furcula

Question 10

largest, most proximal bone of the forelimb

Answer 10

humerus

Question 11

staighter, more slender bone of the medial forelimb

Answer 11

radius

Question 12

more posterior bone of medial forelimb, with markings for feathers

Answer 12

ulna

Question 13

an elongated element of the manus composed of several proximal carpals and three metacarpals fused together

Answer 13

carpometacarpus

Question 14

bone that forms dorsal half of the pelvis

Answer 14

ilium

Question 15

lies ventral to the posterior ilium

Answer 15

ischium

Question 16

posteroventral end of the pelvic girdle

Answer 16

pubis

Question 17

proximal bone of the hindlimb

Answer 17

femur

Question 18

medial hindlimb, composed of fused tibia and tarsals

Answer 18

tibiotarsus

Question 19

splint-like, lies along the dorsolateral surface of the tibiotarsus

Answer 19

fibula

Question 20

several tarsals and three metatarsals fused together

Answer 20

tarsometatarsus