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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