Name the three phylogenetically distinct parts of the skull - ANS-chondrocranium
splanchnocranium
dermatocranium
What are the four functions of the skeletal system? - ANS-1. lend shape
2. provide mechanical framework, which muscles use for movement
3. protect brain, spinal cord, thoracic and pelvic organs
4. houses hemopoietic tissue and a depository for calcium and phosphorus
What are the cartilages that make up the mandibular arch? - ANS-platoquadrate
mandibular cartilage
What are the cartilages that make up the hyoid arch? - ANS-hyomandibular cartilage
ceratohyais
basihyal cartilage
What are the cartilages that make up the branchial arch? - ANS-pharyngobranchial
epibranchial
ceratobranchial
hypobranchial
basibranchial
What cartilage of the hyoid arch is the major suspension of the jaw from the skull? -
ANS-hyomandibular
What advantage does jaw suspension give to a shark? - ANS-sharks can project the
jaws forward to assist with grasping prey
What mammalian bone evolved from the hyomandibular cartilage? - ANS-stapes
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