Fish anatomy Flashcards

1
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dentary teeth

A

teeth attached to the dentary

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2
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Mandible

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lower jaw

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3
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Pineal organ?

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may detect light and may affect the distribution of skin pigments and reproductive behaviour

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4
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Branchial basket?

A

surrounds gills and heart

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5
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A

tongue

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7
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Gall Bladder?

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small pouch that sits just under the liver. stores bile produced by the liver.

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8
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Buccall funnel

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a circular, sucker like mouth fringed with cilia called buccal papillae and containing tooth like organs (keratinized teeth)

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9
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sinus venosus?

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the first chamber of the heart that empties into the atrium

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10
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atrium?

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pumps blood into the ventricles

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11
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palatal teeth

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teeth on the palate

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12
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esophagus

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carries food to the stomach

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13
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gill slits?

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any of a series of openingings between the gill arches of a fish, through which water passes from the pharynx to the exterior, bathing the gills in the process

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14
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Bile duct?

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the bile ducts carry bile from the liver and gallbladder through the pancrease to the duodenum which is a part of the small intestine.

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15
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Pancrease?

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is an organ located in the abdomen and it plays an essential role in converting food we eat into fuel for the bodys cell.

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16
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ventricle?

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pumps blood into the arteries

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19
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Notochord?

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unconstructed support of main longitudinal skeleton

20
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Branchial tube?

A

contains the seven gill slits

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22
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claspers:

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an external appendage found on male sharks, skate and rays that are designed to deliver sperm inside of a female

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24
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Operculum:

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is the bony flap covering and protecting the gills

25
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premaxillary teeth

A

teeth on the premaxilla

26
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epaxial

A

muscle situated on the dorsal side

27
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transverse septum?

A

seperating the epaxial and hypaxial muscle

28
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palate?

A

the roof of the mouth, seperating the cavities of the nose and the mouth in vertebrates

29
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pyloric-caeca

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are finger like projections located in the stomach of many fish species. The pyloric saeca seceret digestive enzymes and increase the surface area in the stomach for nutrient absorption

30
Q
A

quiz yourself on the paper one too! remember that lingual cartilege is like right behind the tongue and the lingual muscke behind that! and remember heart is right before liver

31
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olfactory sac?

A

enables smell

32
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Liver?

A

the livr plays a central role in all metabolic processes in the body

33
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Lateral line?

A

is a system of sense organs used to detect movement, vibration and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.

34
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swim bladder?

A

a gas filled sac found in many bony fish that helps maintain bouyancy

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36
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Spiracle:

A

special gill slits located just behind the eyes. They supply oxygen directly to the eyes and brain of the shark

37
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Buccal papillae:

A

has a sensory function and reinforces suction

38
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myomeres?

A

muscle fibers folded into a complex W shaped configuration, facilitates movement

39
Q
A

and rostrum is the nose!

40
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conus arteriosus?

A

primary function is to prevent the backflow of blood and keep a steady flow of blood into the ventral aorta and the gills.

41
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maxillary teeth

A

teeth on the maxilla

42
Q
A

buccal pappilae

43
Q

the pharynx in the lamprey is supported by what?

A

lingual cartilege and muscle

44
Q

Maxilla

A

upper jaw

45
Q

myosepta?

A

connective tissue

46
Q
A

missing is the ovary and bile duct which is also under the liver!

47
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hypaxial

A

muscle situated on the ventral side