Skeleton Flashcards

1
Q

Cervical Vertebrae

A

Neck Vertebrae

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2
Q

Shoulder to Hip Vertebrae

A

Dorsal Vertebrae

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3
Q

Sacrum

A

Several fused vertebrae, fused to hip bone

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4
Q

Caudal Vertebrae

A

Tail

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5
Q

Neural Arch

A

A piece of bone that straddles the spinal chord

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6
Q

Centrum

A

the spool shaped, lower portion of a vertebra, upon which the spinal chord and neural arch rest

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7
Q

Pectoral Girdle

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Attaches to forelimb. Two main components: Scapula and coracoid

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8
Q

Scapula

A

Part of pectoral girdle. Shoulder blade. Flat surface, lots of muscles attached

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9
Q

Coracoid

A

has socket where arm bone is attached

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10
Q

Pelvic Girdle

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Attaches to hind limbs. Made up of ilium, pubis, ischium, and acetabulum.

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11
Q

Ilium

A

Upper pelvic girdle bone, fused to sacrum

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12
Q

Pubis

A

Down and forward, always in front of ischium

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13
Q

Ischium

A

Down and back

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14
Q

Acetabulum

A

Socket of the hipbone, where the ilium, pubis, and ischium meet.

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15
Q

Humerus

A

Upper Arm Bone

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16
Q

Ulna

A

Lower arm bone, little finger side

17
Q

Radius

A

Lower arm bone, thumb side

18
Q

Carpals

A

Wrist bones

19
Q

Meta carpals

A

Bones in hand palms

20
Q

Phalanges

A

Finger and toe bones

21
Q

Femur

A

Thigh bone

22
Q

Tibia

A

Shin bone

23
Q

Fibula

A

Outside of calf, long and skinny

24
Q

Tarsals

A

Ankle bones

25
Q

Meta tarsals

A

Long, thin bones in feet

26
Q

Mandible

A

Lower jaw

27
Q

Sclerotic Bones

A

A ring of bony plates that support the eyeball

28
Q

Dermal Scutes

A

Bony external plates or scales overlaid with horns

29
Q

Orbit

A

Eye socket

30
Q

Nares

A

Nostril opening