COMPANA LABORATORY EXERCISE (REPORT) 2

ENDOSKELETONS OF SELECTED VERTEBRATES (CHICKEN SKELETON)

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Instructions: Please refer to the images.

(1) Name the different sections of the Chicken Skeleton.

(2) In the table below each image, name (1st Column) and briefly describe (2nd Column) the specific
parts of the corresponding sections.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Special thanks to the Department of Biology Laboratory Technician, Mr. Giovanni
Perez, for providing the pictures of specimens from the Comparative Anatomy Laboratory.

GUIDE QUESTIONS: Use diagrams to complement your answers.

1. Enumerate and describe the different processes projecting from the vertebrae.

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2. Briefly discuss the different types of vertebrae of birds. Describe the type of centrum that allows
flexibility of their neck.

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3. Differentiate Carinate birds from Ratite birds.

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4. Describe the design and related function of the bird’s synsacrum.

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5. Provide reason/s behind the design of the bird’s pelvic girdle.

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Properly cite your references.

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