TOPIC 2 - COMPARATIVE OSTEOLOGY Flashcards
(105 cards)
In horse, the rostral half of the skull is formed by what bone?
Frontal bone
In horse, is there a presence of upper incisor?
Yes
Horse has complete bony orbit. True or False?
True
This animal’s skull has presence of pointed and slender nasal bone.
Horse
This animal’s skull has absence of upper incisors.
Sheep
Goat
Cattle
This animal’s skull frontal bone forms the entire calvaria or roof of skull.
Ox/Cattle
This animal’s skull has broader rostral end of nasal bone.
Ox/Cattle
Cattle has incomplete bony orbit. True or False?
False
Other term for horn
Cornual process
This animal’s skull has presence of deeply concaved maxilla.
Pig
This animal’s skull has presence of concave surface or outline extending from the frontal up to the nasal bone.
Pig
Horse, cattle, and pig has complete bony orbit. True or False?
False, pig has incomplete bony orbit.
This animal’s skull has presence of convex maxillary surface.
Sheep
Sheep has complete bony orbit. True or False?
True
Sheep, cattle, goat, and giraffe have dental pads. True or False?
True
This animal’s skull has presence of elongated nasal bone and maxilla.
Dog
This animal’s skull has narrow cranial vault or calvaria of the skull.
Dog
Dog has incomplete bony orbit. True or False?
True
This animal’s skull has shorter nasal bone and maxilla.
Cat
This animal’s skull has broader calvaria or cranial vault.
Cat
Cranial vault in cat and dogs are formed by what bones?
Parietal and frontal bones.
Same as pig, dog, and giraffe, cat has incomplete bony orbit. True or False.
False, giraffe has complete bony orbit.
Give the vertebral formula of horse.
C7 - T18 - L6 - S5 - CD15-20
Give the vertebral formula of ox/cattle.
C7 - T13 - L6 - S5 - CD18-20