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What type of skeleton is supported by the hydrostatic pressure of body fluids?

  • Endoskeleton
  • Cartilaginous skeleton
  • Exoskeleton
  • Hydroskeleton (correct)

What type of animals have an endoskeleton centered around an axial vertebral column?

  • Molluscs
  • Vertebrates (correct)
  • Invertebrates
  • Arthropods

What is the rigid outer shell that holds up an organism's shape called?

  • Exoskeleton (correct)
  • Hydroskeleton
  • Cartilaginous skeleton
  • Endoskeleton

What is the rigid internal frame to which the organs and soft tissues attach called?

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What is the connective tissue found in the skeletal systems of vertebrates and invertebrates?

<p>Cartilage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many bones make up the facial bones?

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Which bone forms the forehead and superior part of the eye socket?

<p>Frontal bone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bone spans the width of the skull and part of the floor of the cranial cavity?

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How many flat bones make up the cranium?

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Which bone lies anterior to the sphenoid, separates the nasal cavity from the brain, and forms the roof of the nasal cavity and medial walls of the orbits?

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Hydroskeleton

A skeletal system supported by internal fluid pressure.

Vertebrates

Animals with a backbone.

Exoskeleton

A hard external covering that provides support and protection.

Endoskeleton

A rigid internal framework that supports the body and provides attachment points for muscles.

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Cartilage

A flexible connective tissue found in many skeletal systems.

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Facial bones

The bones of the face that surround the mouth, nose, and eyes.

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Frontal bone

The bone that makes up your forehead and the upper part of your eye socket.

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Sphenoid bone

A bone that forms part of the base of your skull and orbits.

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Cranium

The bones that make up your skull.

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Ethmoid bone

The bone that forms part of the roof of your nose and inner eye sockets.

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