ANT332H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Radial Notch, Common Chimpanzee, Western Gorilla
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Another way to divide the skeleton is into the cranial and postcranial bones. An infant has more bones than the adult because some bones fuse during development. A ridge of bone to which mucles are attached. A small, smooth, generally flat or slightly convex or concave surface. A larger excavated, shallow or hollow place in a bone. A rounded end which helps to form a joint and projects beyond a narrow neck. A constricted area at the base of a head. A large process to which muscle are attached. A large, roughened projection to which muscle attach. Features of the postcranial bones of the axial skeleton. Anterior arch, posterior arch, latera mass, superior articular facet, inferior articular facet, transverse foramen, transverse process, vertebral foramen. Body (centrum), dens, inferior articular facet, superior articular facet, lateral mass, transverse process, transverse foramen, vertebral foramen, spinous process, lamina pedicle.