Flashcards in Animal - Deuterostome Deck (33)
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deuterostome
major lineage of bilaterian animals that share embryological development patter
- anus b4 mouth
- large w/ complex bodies
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echinoderm
major lineage of deuterostomes
- adult bodies w/ 5-sided radial symmetry, water vascular system & tube feet
(ie) sea urchins, sand dollars, sea stars
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endoskeleton
bony or cartilaginous structures w/in body that provide support
(ie) plates in echinoderms
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water vascular system
(echinoderms) system of fluid-filled tubes & chambers
- fcn: hydrostatic skeleton
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tube feet
one of many small, mobile, fluid-filled extensions of water vascular system of echinoderms
- podium, ampula
- used in locomotion, feeding & respiration
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podium
part extending outside body
- type of tube feet
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ampula
bulb w/in body
- type of tube feet
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pharyngeal gill slit
set of parallel openings from throat to outside
- fcn: feeding & gas exchange
- diagnostic trait of chordates
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nerve cord
(chordate animals) hollow bundle of nerves extending from brain along dorsal (back) side of animal
- cerebrospinal fluid inside central channel
- defining ft. of chordates
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notochord
supportive & flexible rod in back of a chordate embryo
- central to developing spinal cord
- replaced by vertebrae in most adult vertebrates
- defining ft. of chordate
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vertebrae
cartilaginous or bony elements that form backbones of vertebrae animals
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cranium
bony, cartilaginous or fibrous case enclosing & protecting vertebrate brain
- forms part of skull
- aka braincase
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cartilage
type of vertebrate connective tissue that consists of relatively few cells scattered in a stiff matrix of polysaccharaides & protein fibers
- fcn: structural support
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tetrapod
any member of lineage that includes vertebrates w/ 2 pairs of limbs
(ie) amphibians, mammals, reptiles + bird
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bone
type of vertebrate connective tissue
- include: living cells + blood vessels
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amniotic egg
egg w/ watertight shell, case enclosing an amnion, yolk sac & waste sac
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amnion
membrane-bound water supply in amniotic egg
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yolk sac
food supplly in amniotic egg
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allantois
waste sac in amniotic egg
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gill arches
(aquatic vertebrates) a curved region of tissue btwn gills
- gills are suspended from gill arches
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albumen
solution of water + protein in amniotic egg
- particularly in albumin
- fcn: nourish growing embryo, pillow for embryo
- aka egg white
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placenta
structure that forms in pregnant uterus from maternal & fetus tissues
- fcn: delivers oxygen to fetus, exchanges nutrients & waste btwn mother & fetus, anchors fetus to uterine wall
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gestation
period of development inside mother
- implantation to birth
- live birth species
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parental care
any action by which animal expends energy or assumes risks to benefit offspring
- increase offspring survival
- less offspring/gestation
(ie) nest building, feeding, defense
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lactate
production of milk to feed offspring
- from mammary glands (mammals)
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endotherm
an animal whose primary source of body that is internally generated
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mammary gland
specialized exocrine gland that produce & secrete milk for nursing offspring
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swim bladder
gas-gilled organ of many ray-finned fishes that regulates buoyancy
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feathers
specialized skin outgrowth, composed of beta-keratin
- present in all birds & some nonavian dinosaurs
- fcn: flight, insulation, display
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