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1. What function is performed by ligaments?A ligament connects bones or cartilages or holds a joint together. What is the function of a tendon? A tendon attaches a muscle to a bone. 2. What is more proximal, the insertion or the origin for the attachment of the muscles in the chicken wing? The origin for the attachment of the muscles in the chicken wing is more proximal than the insertion. 3. What tissue is referred to when one speaks of the “meat” of the chicken? Muscle tissue is the tissue that we refer to as meat. 4. Name the two main types of movement that occur when a wing is raised and lowered in flight. Flexing and extending What bone in the wing is connected to the chicken’s body at the shoulder? The humerus 6. Name the two bones found in the forearm of the wing. Radius Ulna 7. What type of joint connects the wing to the body? Ball and socket 8. What type of joint moves the wing at the elbow? Ball and socket 9. The muscle you observed is classified as what type of muscle tissue? Cardiac muscle