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What is the function of turbinates

increase surface area of nasal cavity

What is the function of foramen magmum

allows spinal cord to exit skull

What is the function of occiptal condyles

connection between skull and first vertebra

What is the function of external nares

entrance for air into nasal cavity

What is the function of external auditory meatus

conducts sound waves to middle ear

What is the function of tympanic bulla

contains middle and inner ear structures

What is the function of interverbral foramina

allows nerves to pass in and out of spinal cord

What is the function of neural canal/ neural spine

houses spinal cord while providing muscle attachment

What is the function of zygapophyses

stabilize vertebral column

What is the function of gleinoid fossa

shoulder socket that receives the head of the humerus

What is the function of humeral head

"ball" that fits into the "socket" of the shoulder

What is the function of olecranon fossa

indentation to make space for the ulna during elbow extension

What is the function of olecrannon process

insertion for elbow extensors

What is the function of acetabulum

receives femoral head

What is the function of femoral head

fits into acetabulum to form ball and socket hip

What is homology of zygomatic arch

inferior border of temporal fenestra

What is homology of temporal fenestra

single opening\= synapsid skull

What is homology of temporal bone

fusion of several bones, including the squamosal

What is homology of choanae/ internal nares

fusion of bones in cats including the pterygoid

What is homology of pterygoid process

only bone of the mandible in mammals

What is homology of incus

shark palatoquadrate, bony fish & reptile quadrate

What is homology of malleus

shark Meckel's cartilage, bony fish and reptile articular

What is homology of stapes

shark and fish hyomandibular (Arch 2), lungfish columella

What is homology of coracoid process

homologous with procoracoid bone in salamander

What is homology of clavicle

derived from fish dermatocranium

What is the function of the Masseter

Closes Jaw

What is the function of the Temporalis

Closes Jaw

What is the function of the mylohyoid

elevates the floor of the mouth

What is the function of the digastric

opens jaw

What is the function of the geniohyoid

draws hyoid and tongue forward

What is the function of the sternohyoid

Draws hyoid and tongue backward

What is the function of the sternothyroid

draws larynx back

What is the function of the thryohoid

draws the larynx forward

What is the function of the lumbodorsal fascia

insertion for back muscles

What is the function of the latissimus dorsi

extends humerus (abduction style)

What is the function of the sternomastoid

turns and flexes head

What is the function of the erector spinane

extends and laterally bends vertebral column

What is the function of the serratus dorsalis

Raises ribs/expands thorax region

What is the function of the external obliques

compresses and flexes abdomen

What is the function of the internal obliques

compresses and flexes abdomien

What is the function of the transversus abdominis

compresses abdomen

What is the function of the clavotrapezius

flexes humerus

What is the function of the acrominotrapezius

retracts scapula (draws it dorsally and medially)

What is the function of the spinotrapezius

rotates scapula dorsally (points shoulder backward)

What is the function of the spinodeltoid

abducts and flexes humerus

What is the function of the acromiodeltoid

flexes humerus

What is the function of the pectoralis major

adducts and rotates humerus

What is the function of the pectoralis minor

adducts and rotates humerus

What is the function of the supraspinatus

extends the humerus

What is the function of the infraspinatus

rotates humerus

What is the function of the levator scapulae ventralis

draws scapula cranially (shrugs shoulder up)

What is the function of the triceps brachii

extends elbow

What is the function of the brachialis

flexion of elbow

What is the function of the biceps brachii

flexes elbow

What is the function of the forearm extensors

extends wrists and digits

What is the function of the forearm flexors

flexes wrist and digits

What is the function of the gluteus maximus

abducts thigh

What is the function of the tensor fascia lata

extends thigh

What is the function of the caudofemoralis

abducts thigh

What is the function of the biceps femoris

abducts the thigh and flexes knee

What is the function of the sartorius

rotates thigh

What is the function of the gracilis

adducts thigh

What is the function of the rectus femoris

extends knee

What is the function of the semimembranosus

extends hip, flexes knee

What is the function of the semitendinosus

extends hip, flexes knee

What is the function of the gastrocnemius

plantarflexion of foot

What is the function of the tibialis cranialis

dorsiflexes foot

What is the function of the peroneal muscle group

everts foot

What is the homology of the Masseter

Shark adductor mandibulae (closes mouth)

What is the homology of the temporalis

Shark adductor mandibulae (closes mouth)

What is the homology of the geniohyoid

shark coracomandibular

What is the homology of the latissimus dorsi

shark fin extensor

frog frog latissimus dorsi

What is the homology of the sternomastoid

shark cucularis

What is the homology of the erector spinae

shark epaxial muscles

frog dorsalis trunci

What is the homology of the serratus dorsalis

part of frog external oblique

What is the homology of the external oblique

shark hypaxial muscles

frog external oblique

What is the homology of the internal oblique

shark hypaxial muscles

frog internal oblique

What is the homology of the transversus abdominis

shark hypaxial muscles

frog transverses abdominis

What is the homology of the clavotrapezius

shark cucularis

What is the homology of the acromiotrapezius

shark cucularis

What is the homology of the spintrapezius

shark cucullaris

What is the homology of the spinodeltoid

shark fin extensors

What is the homology of the acromiodeltoid

shark fin extensors

What is the homology of the pectoralis major

shark fin flexors

What is the homology of the pectoralis major

frog pectoralis major

What is the homology of the pectoralis minor

shark fin flexors

frog pectoralis minor

frog pectoralis

What is the homology of the supraspinatus

shark fin flexors

What is the homology of the infraspinatus

shark fin flexors

What is the homology of the triceps brachii

shark fin extensors

What is the homology of the brachialis

shark fin flexor

What is the homology of the biceps brachii

shark fin flexor

What is the homology of the rectus femoris

frog rectus femoris

What is the homology of the semitendinosus

frog semitendinosus

What is the homology of the gastrocnemius

frog gastrocnemius