Axial Skeleton: Cranium,
Vertebrae, and Related Muscles
Practical (Biology 201)
Identify bone (Q1) and the numbered bone parts on the figures below. QUESTIONS 1-5
2
3
4
3
3
3
5
Identify bone (Q6) and the numbered bone parts on the figures below. QUESTIONS 6-12
8
3
10
7
9
11
10
12
13
Identify bones (QUESTIONS 13-16) and opening (Q17).
13
17
15
14
16
Identify bone (Q18) and specific bone parts (Q19-25) on the figures below. QUESTIONS
18-25
25-opening
24-opening
21
19
20
20
23-opening
22
19
Identify specific bone (Q26) and bone parts (Q27-30) on the figures below.
27
29
28
27
30
28
Identify bones (Q31 and Q32) parts on the figure. QUESTIONS 31-35
31
32
33
35-opening
34
Identify specific bones (Q36-38), skeleton structure (39), and rib types (Q40-41) on the
figures. QUESTIONS 36-41
36
37
38
41
39
40
Identify numbered bones or bone parts on the figure below. (#47 is on pipe cleaner that
goes through which opening?) QUESTIONS 42-49
43
42
44
48
47
45
46
49-bone and
bone part
Identify numbered bones or bone parts as indicated on the figure below. What specific
parts of the rib are indicated: Q55-57? QUESTIONS 50-57
51-suture
52-suture
42
50-suture
53
54-bone
55
56
57
Identify kinds of vertebrae (Q58 and Q65) and specific parts on the figures below.
QUESTIONS 58-67
58
63
61
59
64-space
62
60
65
66
61
67
60
Identify bones (Q68-70) and bone parts (Q71-74) on the figures below.
QUESTIONS 68-74
70
69
72-depression
68
71
74-space
73-space
Identify bone (Q75) and bone parts (Q76-78) on the figures below.
QUESTIONS 75-78
75
76-surface
77
78-opening
Identify numbered muscles/structures on the figure below. QUESTIONS 79-84
82
79
80
81
83. Give Function (action) of muscle #79.
84. Give Function/Action of muscle #81.
85. Give Origin of muscle #79.
Identify numbered muscles/structures on the figure below. QUESTIONS 86-93
89
86
88
90. Give FUNCTION (action) of muscle #87.
91. Give FUNCTION (action) of muscle #86.
92. Give INSERTION of muscle #86.
93. Give INSERTION of muscle #89.
87
Identify numbered muscles/structures on the figure below. QUESTIONS 94-100
95
94
96. Give FUNCTION (action) of muscle #94.
97. Give FUNCTION (action) of muscle #95.
98. Give ORIGIN of muscle #94.
99. Give ORIGIN of muscle #95.
100. Give the INSERTION of muscle #94.
Identify numbered muscles/structures on the figure below. QUESTIONS 100-105
104
101
102
103
105. Give FUNCTION (action) of muscle #101.
106. Give the INSERTION of muscle #104.
107. Give the ORIGIN of muscle #103.
108. Give the INSERTION of muscle #103.
Identify numbered muscles/structures on the figure below. QUESTIONS 109-117
112
110
109
113 111
114. Give FUNCTION (action) of muscle #111.
115. Give the INSERTION of muscle #113.
116. Give the ORIGIN of muscle #111.
117. Give the INSERTION of muscle #111.
Identify numbered muscles/structures on the figure below. QUESTIONS 118-125.
120
119
118
119
121. Give FUNCTION (action) of muscle #118.
122. Give the FUNCTION of muscle #119.
123. Give the ORIGIN of muscle #118.
124. Give the INSERTION of muscle #118.
125. Which muscle ORIGINATES in #120?
Give the ORIGIN or INSERTION on the figures below. QUESTIONS 126-131.
128
127
126
130
129
131
126. Give the MUSCLE that ORIGINATES here.
127. Give the MUSCLE that ORIGINATES on #’s 126 and 127.
128. Give the MUSCLE that ORIGINATES in the exact spot indicated by the arrow.
129. Give any MUSCLE that INSERTS here.
130. Give the MUSCLE that ORIGINATES here.
131. Give the MUSCLE that ORIGINATES here.
Identify numbered bones on the figure below. QUESTIONS 132-136
132
133
89
134
90
136
135
Identify numbered bones/muscles on the figure below. QUESTIONS 137-145
143
141
142
137
140
140
138
143. What MUSCLE INSERTS here?
144. What MUSCLE (Besides answer in Q#131) INSERTS on #141?
145. What MUSCLE ORIGINATES on #141?
139
Answer the questions about the bones on the figures below. QUESTIONS 146-150
146. Identify specific veretebra.
147. Name two MUSCLES that ORIGINATE on vertebrae in #146.
148 & 149. Identify specific sites on vertebra.
150. What MUSCLE INSERTS on these two spots?
146
149
148
150
150