The chicken wing dissection
The chicken wing during dissection
diagrams of bones and muscles of the chicken wing
booklet questions
1. Identify the upper wing
and the lower wing, along with the wing tip, what structures do these correspond to in humans?
The arms and legs (biceps, triceps,quadriceps, hamstrings, elbow joints, knee joints)
2.What happens when you tug on the muscles in the upper wing?
The wing flexes (bicep) or extends (triceps).
3. What muscles do these correspond to in humans?
Biceps/triceps, quadriceps/hamstrings.
4. Which muscle is an extensor?
Tricep
5. Which muscle is a flexor?
Bicep
6. What happens when you tug on the muscles in the lower wing?
The third section of the wing flexes/extends.
7. What is the tissue that connects the muscle to the bone called?
Tendons
8. What does it look like?
It is a long, thin white tissue that connects one end to the bone and a large section of the other end attatches to the muscle.
9. What is the tissue that connects the bones at the elbow joint called?
Ligaments
10. What kind of joint is this?
Hinge joint.
11. What kind of joint connects the wing at the shoulder?
Ball and Socket
12. Describe the cartilage that lines the joint (appearance, texture, amount)
The cartilage is a tough slippery, white and slightly rubbery material that covers the ends of the bones.
13. Name the bones found in the chicken wing.
Humerus, radius, ulna, hinge joint, ball and socket joint.
14. Refer to diagram
The arms and legs (biceps, triceps,quadriceps, hamstrings, elbow joints, knee joints)
2.What happens when you tug on the muscles in the upper wing?
The wing flexes (bicep) or extends (triceps).
3. What muscles do these correspond to in humans?
Biceps/triceps, quadriceps/hamstrings.
4. Which muscle is an extensor?
Tricep
5. Which muscle is a flexor?
Bicep
6. What happens when you tug on the muscles in the lower wing?
The third section of the wing flexes/extends.
7. What is the tissue that connects the muscle to the bone called?
Tendons
8. What does it look like?
It is a long, thin white tissue that connects one end to the bone and a large section of the other end attatches to the muscle.
9. What is the tissue that connects the bones at the elbow joint called?
Ligaments
10. What kind of joint is this?
Hinge joint.
11. What kind of joint connects the wing at the shoulder?
Ball and Socket
12. Describe the cartilage that lines the joint (appearance, texture, amount)
The cartilage is a tough slippery, white and slightly rubbery material that covers the ends of the bones.
13. Name the bones found in the chicken wing.
Humerus, radius, ulna, hinge joint, ball and socket joint.
14. Refer to diagram