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1. Add the labels to the diagrams of the long bone below.

2. Add the labels to the diagram of the vertebra shown below:

3. Add the labels to the diagram of the dog skeleton shown below:

4. Cross out the statements that are NOT correct.

The skeleton:

• supports and protects the organs of the body
• provides a means of locomotion
• grows throughout the life of the animal
• helps keep the level of calcium ions in the body constant
• develops from the cartilage laid down in the fetus

5. True or False. If false indicate the correct answer.

• The elbow joint is a synovial joint T
• The patella is a compact bone F It is a sesamoid bone
• The joints in the skull are fixed (immovable joints) T
• Unguligrade locomotion is walking on the toenails or hoofs T
• Flexion means increasing the angle between two bones F It is decreasing the angle of the joint.
• The joint between the axis and the atlas is a hinge joint. F It is a pivot joint.
• The articular surface of a joint is covered with spongy bone F It is covered in compact bone which itself has a covering of cartilage.
• Ligaments join two bones together at a joint. T
• Plantigrade locomotion is walking on the digits only. F It is walking on the "palms" of the fore or hindlimb.
• The hip joint is a hinge joint. F It is ball and socket joint.