Bones

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1. What is a flat bone?

  • Only seen in Aquarius species
  • Exactly the same as a short bone just another name
  • Wide, flat, protects internal organs, allow big muscles to attach, e.g ribs, skull, pelvis, nasal
  • An old bone which has since evolved into our legs
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2. What is a sesamoid bone?

  • Small, 'floating', embedded in tendons, e.g patella
  • Makes up the carpals and tarsals, short
  • Not a bone type
  • A bone found in the muscles

3. What makes up the hind limb?

  • Humerus, metacarpals, tarsals
  • Patella, phalanages, ulna, radius
  • Femur, (patella), tibia, fibular, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges
  • I don't know

4. What is atlas?

  • Cervical vertebra moves head in a circle
  • Cervical vertebra moves head up and down
  • Cervical vertebra moves head side to side
  • Cervical vertebra cannot move head

5. What is a long bone?

  • Rib cage
  • Not a bone type
  • Long, provide strength, structure and mobility e.g femur, tibia
  • The vertebrae
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