Turtle

Front 1

Turtle Skull - Parietal

Back 1

largest portion of dorsal side of skull;

Front 2

Turtle Skull - prefrontal

Back 2

tip of beak dorsal side

Front 3

Turtle Skull - premaxilla

Back 3

Tip of beak ventral side

Front 4

Turtle Skull - maxilla

Back 4

below eye socket

Front 5

Turtle Skull - postorbital

Back 5

posterior to eyes socket; more dorsal plate

Front 6

Turtle Skull - jugal

Back 6

posterior to eye socket more ventral plate

Front 7

Turtle Skull - quadratojugal

Back 7

C- curved posterior to jugal

Front 8

Turtle Skull - quadrate

Back 8

posterior tips of pterygoid

Front 9

Turtle Skull - squamosal

Back 9

posterior corners of skull

Front 10

Turtle Skull - supraoccipital

Back 10

anterior to pointy crest at posterior end of skull

Front 11

Turtle Skull - vomer

Back 11

skinny bone in middle of ventral side of beak

Front 12

Turtle Skull - frontal

Back 12

Temple area of dorsal skull side

Front 13

Turtle Skull - palatine

Back 13

ventral plate containing two holes a piece

Front 14

Turtle Skull - pterygoid

Back 14

C shaped curved plate on ventral side

Front 15

Turtle Skull - basisphenoid

Back 15

oval shaped plate inbetween ptergoid

Front 16

Turtle Skull - basioccipatal

Back 16

posterior to basisphenoid

Front 17

Turtle Skull - dentary

Back 17

lower jaw

Front 18

Turtle - plastron

Back 18

The belly or ventral surface of the turtle

Front 19

Turtle - carapace

Back 19

Shell

Front 20

Turtle - anal scutes

Back 20

The triangular posterior plates of the plastron (belly shell)

Front 21

Turtle - femoral scutes

Back 21

In the lower portion of the plastron (belly) but anterior to anal scutes

Front 22

Turtle - abdominal scutes

Back 22

Middle rectangular plates on plastron (belly scales) like where the turtles six pack would be

Front 23

Turtle - pectoral scutes

Back 23

Rectangular plates above abdominal plates. The turtle's 'pecs'

Front 24

Turtle - humeral scutes

Back 24

anterior plate of plastron. posterior to gular scutes

Front 25

Turtle - gular scutes

Back 25

The most anterior part of plastron, Triangular

Front 26

Turtle - costals

Back 26

Big scutes on shell (carapace)

Front 27

Turtle - neurals

Back 27

bones underneath vertebral scutes on carapace

Front 28

Turtle - peripherals

Back 28

bones of carapace around perimeter of shell

Front 29

Turtle Skull - occipital

Back 29

anterior to occipital condyle with has the crest shooting out of it

Front 30

Turtle - acromial process

Back 30

Top of three shoulder bones radiating toward skull

Front 31

Turtle - scapula

Back 31

closeset to body of three bones radiating into the body from arms

Front 32

Turtle - coracoid

Back 32

bottom of three bones radiating into the body from arms

Front 33

Turtle - radius

Back 33

Smaller bone of forarm

Front 34

Turtle - phalanges

Back 34

fingers and toes

Front 35

Turtle - humerus

Back 35

Upper arm bone

Front 36

Turtle - thoracic vertebrae

Back 36

Vertebrae that blend with shell

Front 37

Turtle - pubis

Back 37

Large pelvic bone

Front 38

Turtle - acetabulum

Back 38

Where pubis (upper pelvic bone), ischium (lowerpelvic bone) join and the femur attaches; the attachment nook for femur

Front 39

Turtle - femur

Back 39

Thigh bone

Front 40

Turtle - ischium

Back 40

In the pelvic region; large plate posterior to pubis, tail runs out of it posteriorly

Front 41

Turtle - ilium

Back 41

Small bone connecting pubis, ischium, and femur

Front 42

Turtle - sacral vertebrae

Back 42

Vertebrae right below pelvic region (2)

Front 43

Turtle - tarsals

Back 43

ankle element

Front 44

Turtle - fibula

Back 44

Larger bone of lower leg

Front 45

Turtle - metatarsals

Back 45

Foot bones right above ankle element

Front 46

Turtle - tibia

Back 46

smaller bone of lower leg

Front 47

Turtle - ribs

Back 47

come off of vertebral column and blend into carapace

Front 48

Turtle - ulna

Back 48

Larger bone of forearm

Front 49

Turtle - cervical vertebrae

Back 49

Neck vertebrae