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Vertebrate Bones
Anatomy Practical #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastralia | belly wall of reptiles |
| tibiotarsus | in birds- fused tibia with the upper bones of the foot (similar to a SHIN) |
| innominate bone | pelvic bones/ ox coxae |
| psygostyle | combined caudal bones specialized in a bird |
| synsacrum | fused lumbar, sacral and some caudal vertebrae in birds |
| hallux | 1st digit in birds |
| furcula | fused clavicles/ wishbone of a bird, on the pectoral girdle |
| procoracoid | fused w coracoid, in front |
| tarsometatarsus | ankle + upper foot part |
| unchate processes | stick out from the rib |
| plantograde | walk on all parts of their foot (toes, sole, heel) |
| digitograde | walk on just the fingers of their feet |
| unigrade | walk on hooves/front parts of their feet |
| actinotrichia | muscle part of the end of the fin |
| parts of the pectoral fin in fish | body: ceratotrochia pro/meso/meta pterygium (all part of basal pterigiophies) middle connected by scapulocoracoid bar |
| part of the fish pectoral girdle | middle- radial pterogypies prepterogies and metapterygium in the beginning and end of the right side of the girdle middle- pubioischiadic bar |
| cletherium | part of fish "shoulder" and stick out, above the coracoid and small scapula |