Skeleton and Movement Flashcards
1
Q
What does the axial skeleton include?
A
- Skull, Mandible, Hyoid apparatus
- Vertebral column
- Ribs, sternum
2
Q
What does the appendicular skeleton include?
A
- Thoracic limbs
- Pelvic limbs
3
Q
What does he Visceral skeleton include?
A
Os penis (penile bone, baculum)
4
Q
Axial skeleton
Vertebral column divides into:
A
Cervical
Thoraxic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Caudal
5
Q
Vertebrate column
Cervical
A
Vertebrates in the neck area
6
Q
Vertebral column
Thoracic
A
Rib area, there are 13 vertebrae and 13 ribs.
7
Q
Vertebral column
Lumbar
A
A lot of strong muscles attached ( no ribs for support, strong muscles instead)
8
Q
Vertebral column
Sacrum
A
3 fused vertebrae make a single plate
9
Q
Vertebral column
Caudal
A
vertebrae in the tail
