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Biology Laboratory Manual, 6/e

Darrell S. Vodopich, Baylor University
Randy Moore, University of Minnesota--Minneapolis

Exercise 46 - Vertebrate Anatomy

Choose the one answer that best answers the question.


1	The abdomen is on the ____ surface of the body.
		A)	caudal
		B)	proximal
		C)	dorsal
		D)	ventral


2	The integument is the ____ of the rat.
		A)	hairy coat
		B)	eyelids
		C)	skin
		D)	external ear


3	In the medial region of the chest is the breastbone, also known as the ____.
		A)	sternum
		B)	clavicle
		C)	xiphoid process
		D)	scapula


4	Which of the following characteristics identify rats as mammals?
		A)	eyes
		B)	uterus
		C)	pelage
		D)	tail


5	Which of the following lists the types of vertebrae from anterior to posterior?
		A)	cervical, lumbar, thoracic, sacral, caudal
		B)	cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, caudal
		C)	cervical sacral, thoracic, lumbar, caudal
		D)	caudal, sacral, lumbar, thoracic, cervical


6	Which bones are most distal on the rat's limbs?
		A)	humerus
		B)	femur
		C)	carpals
		D)	phalanges


7	Animals, like the rat, that walk on their sole and heel of their feet are ____.
		A)	plantigrade
		B)	digitigrade
		C)	biped
		D)	quadruped


8	A frontal plane divides an organism into ____.
		A)	left and right
		B)	dorsal and ventral
		C)	anterior and posterior
		D)	cranial and caudal


9	Which of the following are bones of the pelvic girdle?
		A)	humerus, radius, ulna
		B)	femur, radius, ulna
		C)	femur, carpals, fibula


10	Which region of the rat contains the tail?
		A)	cranial
		B)	pectoral
		C)	pelvic
		D)	caudal

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