Skull Flashcards
1
Q
Encephalization, including concentration of sense organs at the anterior end of the body
A
Vertebrate
2
Q
Skeletal protection of the brain, usually involving bone
A
Vertebrate
3
Q
Formation of the skill from dermal, cartilaginous, and branchial elements
A
Vertebrate
4
Q
Expansion of a lateral fenestra
A
Mammalian
5
Q
Expansion of the braincase
A
Mammalian
6
Q
Transfer of muscle origins to side of braincase
A
Mammalian
7
Q
Secondary palate
A
Mammalian
8
Q
Mandible reduced to a single paired bone, the dentary
A
Mammalian
9
Q
Three ossicles in the middle ear
A
Mammalian
10
Q
Orbital convergence
A
Primate
11
Q
Postorbital bar
A
Primate
12
Q
Shortening of the face
A
Primate
13
Q
Flexion of the face relative to the basicranium
A
Primate
14
Q
Postorbital closure
A
Anthropoid
15
Q
Fusion of the mandibular symphysis
A
Anthropoid
