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petro. vertebrae
no centrum, tiny cartilagenous neural arch and spine on dorsal of notochord
myxinoidea vertebrae
none
chondrichthyes, actinopterygii, sarcopterygii vertebrae
hole in center, notochord squeezes through and forms cushioning pad on either end
*** some actinopterygii lost centrum
tetrapod vertebrae
solid, articular ends capped with cusioning pads
cushioning pads in mammals
intervertebral discs - center from notochord
cushioning pad in sauropsids
intervertebral bodies, no noto (lost)
what taxa have large prominent notochords
myxinoidea, petromyzontida, holocephali, sarcopterygii
what taxa have zygapophyses
tetrapods
NOT fish (so chondrichthyes, sarcopterygii, actinopterygii)
general zygaphophyses
locking devices to prevent torsion
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how does rib articulation occur in tetrapods
two headed ribs articulate with diapophyses and parapophyses, which are smooth lateral surfaces on the transverse processes
sternum general
endochondral bone, att point for chest muscles and sometimes attach to ribs forming the rib cage
sternum in fish
no
sternum in amphibians
attached to pectoral girdle
cartilage in salamanders
cartilage and bone in frogs
sternum in lepidosauria, crocodillia
cartilagenous, attached to ribs
sternum in turtles
NONE replaced by plastron
sternum in aves
large with many ribs articulating, central keel for attachment of flight muscles
centrum slightly curved on all sides, hollow with notochord passing through
amphicoelous
chondrichthyes, actinopterygii
anterior of centrum curved out, posterior concave, solid centrum, intervertebral bodies
opisthocoelous
sauropsids
anterior of centrum concave, posterior curved out, intervertebral body
procoelous
sauropsids
all surfaces of centrum are flat, solid centrum, intervertebral disc
acoelous
mammalia
all surfaces concave (curved in), intervertebral bodies
heterocoelous
sauropsids
vertebral regions in actinopterygii, sarcopterygii, chondrichthyes
trunk (ribs (except chondrich), neural arch, neural spine)
caudal (neural/hemal arch/spine)
vertebral regions in sauropsids
cervical
thoracic (where ribs are att)
lumbar
sacral
caudal
often modified
vertebrae modifications in aves
sacral, lumbar, 1 thoracic, several caudal fused into synsacrum, fused w/ pelvic girdle
post posterior caudal fuse into pogostyle
ribs have uncinate processes projecting posteriorly to next rib
uncinate processes
posterior projections on aves ribs
vertebral regions in mammals
cervical (inc atlas and axis, all have transverse foramina to protect arteries taking blood to the head)
thoracic (ribs) with diapophyses and parapophyses flat concave survaces on transverse processes to articulate with ribs
lumbar
sacral
caudal
atlas vs axis
atlas: 1st cervical vertebrae, allows head to nod
axis: second, odontoid process articlates with atles, allows head to turn side to side