BIOLOGY 306 COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY

LAB #6

Skeletal Systems: Mammals

Quiz - Canid Skull (handout)

I. SKELETAL SYSTEM: Class Mammalia

A. Cat: Skull and postcranial skeleton.

Mammalian skull bones will be learned on the coyote skull. However, also learn the names of the bones on the exploded view of a cat skull, especially the ethmoid bone.

For the limb bones, learn the individual bones proximal to the carpals and tarsals, including the bones associated with the girdles. In addition to the actual names of the bones, differentiate left from right.

For the vertebral column, know the atlas and axis, and be able to differentiate cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and caudal vertebral elements, as well as the sacrum.

B. CANID SKULL - see handout. Also note canid atlas and axis.

LAB PRACTICAL #2 (14 October 2008)

Lab 4 Lab 5 Lab 6

4 – Shark 2 – Necturus 7 - Canid Skull

3 - Gar Skull 5 Turtle Skull & Skeleton 7 - Cat Skeleton

3 - Bowfin Skull 4 - Alligator Skull

5 - Fish Skull & 3 - Emu Skull

Skeleton 4 - Bird Skeleton

3 – Frog