Explain the axial skeleton.
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axial skeleton quizlet
1. Answer the following in regards to the skeleton of the vertebrae; your response to each should be 1-3 sentences in length:
a) Giraffes have seven cervical vertebrae like all other mammals. How is the long neck possible? b) The ear ossicles of the middle ear represent a mammalian characteristic. What are the homologues (and analogues) in other vertebrates? c) How can fish survive without a sternum? d) In a human, does the pectoral girdle truly juxtapose with the axial skeleton? Explain. e) Justify locomotion without limbs.
Compare a house cat skeleton and an elephant skeleton. What are three differences in the skeleton size and proportions related to size and mass of animal?