The test will only be on
chapters 9 and 10
Comparative Review 4
Conwin Vanterpool, Ph.D
The skull starts out as cartilage, but
is always eventually replaced with
bone.
• True
• False
Which of the following is the skull
not referred to as?
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Neurocranium
Dermatocranium
Visceral skull
Primary brain case
The prechordal cartilages form the
________.
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Ethmoid plate
Basal plate
Anterior plate
Posterior plate
The pelvic girdle of embryonic tetrapods
develop from cartilaginous plates.
• True
• False
The olfactory capsule is also known
as the ______ capsule.
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Otic
Nasal
Optic
Membrane
In reptiles the pubis is directed
away from the _______.
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Ilium
Ischium
Pelvic bone
Triradiate girdle
In mammals _____occipital elements fuse to
form the occipital bone.
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One
Two
Three
Four
When a fish has a vertebral column that
extends all the way to the tip of the caudal
fin, it is termed _____.
• Monophyceral
• Diphyceral
• Paraphyceral
• Prephyceral
Much of the skull of amphibians remains
cartilage, except in ______.
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Urodeles
Apodans
Teleost
Chondrichthyes
The bird skull is a modified
_____skull.
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Diapsid
Triapsid
Synapsid
None of the above
Which of the following is not part of
the appendicular skeleton?
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Pectoral girdle
Pelvic girdle
Coelum
Limbs
In tetrapods, each cartilaginous plate of the
pelvic girdle ossifies to become the ______.
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Pubis
Anterior orbit
Posterior orbit
Clavicle
The socket that accommodates the head of
the femur is called the ______.
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Acromion
Anterior socket
Acetabulum
Posterior socket
The basal plate unites with the
_______.
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Otic capsule
Optic capsule
Olfactory capsule
None of the above
The optic capsule forms around the
________.
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Lens of the eye
Cornea of the eye
Retina of the eye
Orbit of the eye
In fish, which of the bones below recieves
forces transmitted on it by the trunk from
fins?
• Posttemporal bone
• Clavicle
• Sclera
• Scapula
In modern teleost, which bone is
not present?
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Scapula
Clavicle
Cleithrum
Posttemporal
In tetrapods, which extra bone has
been gained in the pectoral girdle?
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Scapula
Interclavicle
Cleithrum
Posttemporal
The visceral skeleton develops
from what embryonic tissue?
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Endoderm
Ectoderm
Neural crest
Mesoderm
In modern teleost, which bone is the
major bone of the pectoral girdle?
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Scapula
Clavicle
Cleithrum
Posttemporal
The base of the neurocranium develops
from a ______&_______cartilage
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Prechordal, Postchordal
Parachordal, Prechostal
Prechordal, Parachordal
Parachostal, Prechordal
Clavicles are missing in which
tetrapod?
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Apodans
Urodeles
None of the above
Both of the above
The ethmoid plate unites with the
_______.
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Otic capsule
Optic capsule
Olfactory capsule
None of the above
The optic capsule becomes the
_____.
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Retina
Sclera
lens
Cornea
Which ossification center ossifies
the area of the cribiform plate?
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Ethmoid
Occipital
Sphenoid
None of the above
Which bone in tetrapods has been
lost in the pectoral girdle?
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Scapula
Clavicle
Cleithrum
Posttemporal
In tetrapods, which bone braces
the scapula against the sternum?
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Coracoid
Interclavicle
Posttemporal
Cleithrum
What is the muscular attachment that forms
near the glenoid process called?
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Infraspinous fossa
Scapular spine
Acromion process
Cleithrum
An animal that stands and walks on its toes,
is said to have what stance?
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Plantigrade
Digitigrade
Unguligrade
None of the above