OVERVIEWs

Question 1

Skeleton of the head with:

Answer 1

• Skull
• Neural part (cranium, neurocranium)
• Facial part (facies, viscerocranium),
• Mandible
• Hyoid apparatus

Question 2

AXIAL SKELETON COMPRISES THE

Answer 2

1. SKELETON HEAD
2. VERTEBRAL COLUMN
3. SKELETON OF THE THORAX

Question 3

The individual bones of the skull are firmly united
by what?

Answer 3

sutures

Question 4

the lower jaw (mandible) and the hyoid apparatus are attached to the skull by?

Answer 4

articular joints

Question 5

vertebral bodies are
derived from the axial, perichondral mesenchymal of the sclerotomes.

Answer 5

bony components

Question 6

are considered to be
remnants of this original tissue or the perichondral mesenchymal of the sclerotomes.

Answer 6

intervertebral discs

Question 7

forms a bony arch dorsally, thus completing the central foramen of the vertebra, which encloses the spinal cord.

Answer 7

embryological precursor

Question 8

serves to support the body and takes over a central function as part of the locomotor system by forming a bridge between the thoracic and pelvic limbs.

Answer 8

vertebral column

Question 9

The cranial thoracic vertebrae of the vertebral
column are supported by the ______, which are linked
to the thorax by muscles and tendons

Answer 9

ribs

Question 10

The rib cage is composed of the _________ dorsally

Answer 10

thoracic vertebrae

Question 11

The rib cage is composed of the _________ laterally

Answer 11

ribs

Question 12

The rib cage is composed of the _________ ventrally

Answer 12

sternum

Question 13

Rib cage form the bony components of the thoracic wall and are joined functionally by a variety of _______________________.

Answer 13

ligaments, chondral junctions and true articulations.

Question 14

encloses the thoracic cavity and is kept
under tension by its surrounding muscles.

Answer 14

rib cage

Question 15

The thorax of the domestic mammals has the shape of a laterally compressed, _________, with its apex pointing cranially and its base caudally.

Answer 15

truncated cone