PHYLUM CHORDATA
SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATA
Class Chondrichthyes
Shark - Integument
Placoid scales Epidermis Dermis
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Shark - Axial Skeleton (Skull: Chondrocranium)
Postorbital process Orbits Perilymphatic foramen
Olfactory capsules Rostrum Trigeminofacial foramen
Supraorbital crest Otic capsule Precerebral cavity
Epiphyseal foramen Optic Foramen Supraotic crest
Endolymphatic fossa Rostral carina Endolymphatic foramen
Oculomotor foramen Basal plate Vagus foramen
Carotid foramen Infraorbital shelf Glossopharyngeal foramen
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Rostral fenestrae Antorbital process Antorbital Shelf
Deep ophthalmic foramen Hyomandibular foramen Foramen magnum
Trochlear foramen Occipital condyles Superficial ophthalmic foramina
Shark - Axial Skeleton (Skull: Splanchnocranium)
Visceral arches Mandibular arch Orbital process
Quadrate process Meckel's cartilage Ceratobranchials
Hyomandibular cartilage Hyoid arch Ceratohyal cartilage
Basihyal cartilage Gill rakers Basibranchial
Epibranchial cartilage Gill rays Palatopterygoquadrate cartilage
Hypobranchials Pharyngobranchial cartilage
Shark - Axial Skeleton (Vertebral Column)
Caudal vertebrae Trunk vertebrae Hemal arch
Hemal canal Hemal spine Centrum
Neural spine Neural canal Neural arch
Intercalary plate
PHYLUM CHORDATA
SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATA
Class Amphibia
Mudpuppy - Integument
Epidermis Chromatophores Dermis
Mucous glands Poison glands
Mudpuppy - Axial Skeleton (Skull: Chondrocranium + Dermatocranium)
Parietal bones Frontal bones Premaxillary bones=premaxilla
Exoccipital bones Parasphenoid bone Opisthotic bones
Prootic bones Squamosal bones Quadrate bones
Vomer bones Ethmoid bones Palatopterygoid bone
Mudpuppy - Axial Skeleton (Skull: Splanchnocranium)
Mandibular arch Hyoid arch Visceral arches
Mudpuppy - Vertebral Column
Cervical vertebra Trunk vertebrae Centrum
Prezygapophyses Postzygapophyses Transverse processes
Diapophysis Parapophysis Ribs (bicipital)
Sacral vertebra Caudal vertebrae Sternum
Tuberculum Capitulum
PHYLUM CHORDATA
SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATA
Class Mammalia
Cat - Integument
Epidermis Stratum basalis (=germinativum) Stratum corneum
Dermis
Cat - Axial Skeleton (Skull)
Malar (jugal) bones Nasal bones Maxillary bones=maxilla
Frontal bones Postorbital process Premaxillary bones=premaxilla
Zygomatic arch & processes Parietal bones Interparietal bone
Squamosal bone Occipital bone Orbit
Temporal fossa Lacrimal bones Lambdoidal ridge
Sagittal crest Tympanic bulla Mastoid bones
Mastoid process External auditory meatus Incisors
Canines Premolars Molars
Palatine bones Presphenoid bone Vomer bone
Basisphenoid bone Orbitosphenoid bones Alisphenoid bones
Pterygoid processes Hamulus Mandibular fossa
Basioccipital bone Mandibular foramen Ethmoturbinals=turbinate bone
Occipital condyle Cribriform plate Mental foramina
Tentorium Hypophyseal fossa Sella turcica
Sphenoid sinus Frontal sinus Infraorbital foramen
Jugular foramen Foramen magnum Anterior palatine foramen
Optic foramen Orbital fissure Foramen ovale
Posterior palatine foramen Foramen rotundum Mental symphysis=mandibular symphysis
Body Ramus Coronoid process
Superior notch Condyloid process Inferior notch
Angular process Masseteric fossa Diastema
Cat - Axial Skeleton (Hyoid Apparatus)
Body=basihyal Cornua Tympanohyal
Ceratohyal Epihyal Stylohyal
Cat - Axial Skeleton (Vertebral Column)
Body=centrum Vertebral arch Pedicles
Laminae Spinous processes Transverse processes
Prezygapophyses Postzygapophyses Cervical vertebrae
Atlas Foramina transversaria Ventral arch (of atlas)
Lateral masses Atlantal foramen Dorsal rch (of atlas)
Axis Dens=odontoid process Thoracic vertebrae
Costal demifacets Costal facets Lumbar vertebrae
Sacrum Mammillary processes Accessory processes
Sacral foramina Caudal vertebrae Hemal processes
Hemal arches Hemal canal
Cat - Axial Skeleton (Ribs)
Head Neck Tubercle
Shaft Angle
Cat - Axial Skeleton (Sternum)
Sternebrae Manubrium Xiphisternum (=xiphoid process + Xiphoid Cartilage)
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