Frog Skeletal System

Question 1

axial system consist of

Answer 1

skull, upper and lowe jaw, hyoid apparatus, sternum and the vertebral column

Question 2

appendicular system consists of

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pectoral or shoulder girdle and forelimb skeleton and the pelvic or hip girdle and the hind limb skeleton

Question 3

protector of the delicate brain and sense organs

Answer 3

skull

Question 4

passage of the cranial nerves and blood vessles

Answer 4

foramina

Question 5

supports the mouth borders

Answer 5

upper and lower jaw

Question 6

supports the floor of the mouth and the larynx

Answer 6

hyoid apparatus

Question 7

protects the spinal cord and its hollow and provides axial support for the trunk

Answer 7

vertebral column or backbone

Question 8

gives protection to the soft organs located in the breast region, notably the heart, and firm support for the pectoral girdle

Answer 8

sternum or breastbone

Question 9

provides support for the bones of the forelimb

Answer 9

pectoral girdle

Question 10

for the bones of hindlimb

Answer 10

pelvic girdle

Question 11

first vertebra

Answer 11

atlas

Question 12

plays an important role in the series because it is the bone that bears the weight of the skull

Answer 12

atlas

Question 13

2nd to 9th vertebra

Answer 13

trunk vertebrae

Question 14

chief axial support of the body

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trunk vertebrae

Question 15

9th vertebra

Answer 15

sacral vertebra

Question 16

giving firm support to the hip region and providing a fulcrum togerther with the last vertebra

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sacral vertebra

Question 17

10th vertebra

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urostyle

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a fusion of several vertebra

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caudal

Question 19

provides a firm axial support to the hinder and of the trunk

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urostyle

Question 20

a continuous tunnel is produced within the column, which lodges the spinal cord in life

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vertebral canal

Question 21

base of the vertebra

Answer 21

body or centrum

Question 22

supported by two pedicles, forming an arch above the centrum

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neural arch

Question 23

top of the neural arch

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neural spine

Question 24

two pairs of processes lying on the fore and aft of the neural arch

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1. prezygapophyses

2. postzygapophyses

Question 25

located on the anterior end, they have smooth surfaces or facets on the upper part

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prezyga...

Question 26

located on the posterior end, facets lie on the underpart

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postzyga...

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processes give added strength to the trunk

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transverse process

Question 28

serves passage of the spinal cord

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vertebral foramen

Question 29

serves as exit for the spinal cord

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intervertebral foramen

Question 30

serve for articulation with the occipital condyles at the back of the skull

Answer 30

facets

Question 31

main component of the skull

Answer 31

cranium

Question 32

contains such structures known as the upper and lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus

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branchial skeleton

Question 33

part which contains the brain

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neurocranium or braincase

Question 34

encloses the organ of smell

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nasal capsules

Question 35

contains the eyeballs

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orbit

Question 36

enclose the organs of hearing and equilibrium

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auditory or otic capsules

Question 37

represented by the upper and lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus

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visceral arches

Question 38

roof of which is pierced by three large holes

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fontanelles

Question 39

3 regions of neurocranium

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1. occipital region 2. sphenoidal region 3. ethmoidal region

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cartilage bones

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1. prootics, otic, exooccipitals

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membrane bones

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frontoparietals, pterygoids, squamosals, and quadratojugal

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forming the roof of cranium is a pair of elongate, flat bones

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frontoparietal

Question 43

covers the nasal capsule

Answer 43

nasal

Question 44

forms a suspensorium fo the anterior one-third of the upper jaw

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palatine

Question 45

forms a dividing wall between 2 nasal capsules

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mesethmoid

Question 46

cranial bones at the very tip of the upper jaw

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premaxillary bone

Question 47

situated in the base of the skull

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parasphemoid

Question 48

forms a box for the neurocranium

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sphenethmoid bone

Question 49

hinder end bears a pair of prominence

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vomers

Question 50

bears the teeth

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vomerine teeth

Question 51

inner series which is visible on the ventral aspect

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palato-pterygo-quadrate bar

Question 52

outer series consists of the teeth-bearing premaxilla and maxilla long rod, which bears no teeth

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quadratojugal

Question 53

consist of two halves united in front of ligament

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lowe jaw or mandible

Question 54

curved rod of cartilage

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meckel's cartilage

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lower and inner part of mandible

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angulosplenial

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anterior bone of the lower jaw which bears no teeth

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dentary

Question 57

only ossified portion of meckel's cartilage

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mentomekelian bone

Question 58

round prominence at the end of the bone

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condyle

Question 59

a flat structure embedded in the floor of the mouth cavity

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hyoid apparatus

Question 60

very long and slender hyoid bone

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anterior cornua

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shorter and stouter hyoid bone

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posterior cornua

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is an irregular bone with a projection in front

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scapula

Question 63

superior border of the scapula, outer border are cartilaginous

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suprascapula

Question 64

scapula is in contact with a slender bone called

Answer 64

clavicle

Question 65

shoulder blade

Answer 65

coracoid

Question 66

shallow depression on a bone into which another bone fits to form a joint

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glenoid fossa

Question 67

a median bony element of the sternum of amphibians extending forward from the ventral ends of the precoracoids and bearing the episternum at its anterior end

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omosternum

Question 68

bearing at its end a small plate of cartilage

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episternum

Question 69

hind part consist of a bone called

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xiphisternum

Question 70

anterior end od of which forms a movable joint with the ends of the transverse processes of the sacral vertebra

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ilium or hipbone

Question 71

upperarm bone

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humerus

Question 72

forearm bone

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radio-ulna

Question 73

wrist bones

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carpals

Question 74

palm bone

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meta carpals

Question 75

bones of the digits

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phalanges

Question 76

inner forearm

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radius

Question 77

outer forearm

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ulna

Question 78

consists of six small bones arranged into two rows accross the wrist

Answer 78

carpals

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wanting

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first digit

Question 80

thigh-bone, has a long slender shaft,

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femur

Question 81

consists of a fusion of two bones or shank bone

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tibio-fibula

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ankle bones

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tarsals

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sole-bones

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metatarsals

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bones of the toes

Answer 84

phalanges

Question 85

a small extra toe

Answer 85

prehallux or calcar