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49 Cards in this Set
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Turtle Skull - Parietal
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largest portion of dorsal side of skull;
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Turtle Skull - prefrontal
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tip of beak dorsal side
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Turtle Skull - premaxilla
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Tip of beak ventral side
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Turtle Skull - maxilla
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below eye socket
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Turtle Skull - postorbital
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posterior to eyes socket; more dorsal plate
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Turtle Skull - jugal
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posterior to eye socket more ventral plate
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Turtle Skull - quadratojugal
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C- curved posterior to jugal
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Turtle Skull - quadrate
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posterior tips of pterygoid
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Turtle Skull - squamosal
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posterior corners of skull
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Turtle Skull - supraoccipital
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anterior to pointy crest at posterior end of skull
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Turtle Skull - vomer
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skinny bone in middle of ventral side of beak
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Turtle Skull - frontal
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Temple area of dorsal skull side
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Turtle Skull - palatine
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ventral plate containing two holes a piece
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Turtle Skull - pterygoid
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C shaped curved plate on ventral side
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Turtle Skull - basisphenoid
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oval shaped plate inbetween ptergoid
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Turtle Skull - basioccipatal
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posterior to basisphenoid
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Turtle Skull - dentary
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lower jaw
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Turtle - plastron
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The belly or ventral surface of the turtle
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Turtle - carapace
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Shell
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Turtle - anal scutes
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The triangular posterior plates of the plastron (belly shell)
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Turtle - femoral scutes
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In the lower portion of the plastron (belly) but anterior to anal scutes
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Turtle - abdominal scutes
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Middle rectangular plates on plastron (belly scales) like where the turtles six pack would be
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Turtle - pectoral scutes
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Rectangular plates above abdominal plates. The turtle's 'pecs'
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Turtle - humeral scutes
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anterior plate of plastron. posterior to gular scutes
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Turtle - gular scutes
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The most anterior part of plastron, Triangular
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Turtle - costals
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Big scutes on shell (carapace)
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Turtle - neurals
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bones underneath vertebral scutes on carapace
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Turtle - peripherals
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bones of carapace around perimeter of shell
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Turtle Skull - occipital
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anterior to occipital condyle with has the crest shooting out of it
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Turtle - acromial process
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Top of three shoulder bones radiating toward skull
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Turtle - scapula
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closeset to body of three bones radiating into the body from arms
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Turtle - coracoid
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bottom of three bones radiating into the body from arms
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Turtle - radius
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Smaller bone of forarm
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Turtle - phalanges
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fingers and toes
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Turtle - humerus
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Upper arm bone
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Turtle - thoracic vertebrae
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Vertebrae that blend with shell
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Turtle - pubis
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Large pelvic bone
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Turtle - acetabulum
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Where pubis (upper pelvic bone), ischium (lowerpelvic bone) join and the femur attaches; the attachment nook for femur
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Turtle - femur
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Thigh bone
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Turtle - ischium
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In the pelvic region; large plate posterior to pubis, tail runs out of it posteriorly
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Turtle - ilium
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Small bone connecting pubis, ischium, and femur
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Turtle - sacral vertebrae
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Vertebrae right below pelvic region (2)
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Turtle - tarsals
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ankle element
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Turtle - fibula
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Larger bone of lower leg
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Turtle - metatarsals
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Foot bones right above ankle element
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Turtle - tibia
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smaller bone of lower leg
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Turtle - ribs
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come off of vertebral column and blend into carapace
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Turtle - ulna
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Larger bone of forearm
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Turtle - cervical vertebrae
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Neck vertebrae
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