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LAB QUIZ #2 Flashcards

Sharks, Osteichthyes (69 cards)

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What are the main 2 classes of Superclass Gnathastoma?

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class Chondrichthyes and class Osteichthyes.

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What are the 2 subclasses of Class Chondrichthyes?

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subclass Elasmobranchii and subclass Holocephali.

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What are the 2 subclasses of Class Osteichthyes?

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subclass Actinopterygii and subclass Sarcopterygii.

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What are the main anatomical features of Chondrichthyes?

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  • placoid scales
  • 2-chambered heart
  • cartilaginous skeleton
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What anatomical features aid in buoyancy in Chondrichthyes?

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combination of:
- fin placement
- oily liver
- cartilaginous skeleton

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Subclass Elasmobranchii

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sharks, skates, rays, and sawfish.

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What are common anatomical features of Subclass Elasmobranchii?

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  • 5-7 gill slits
  • spiracle (to bring water over gills)
  • sub-terminal mouth
  • hyostylic or amphiphilic jaw suspension
  • ampullae of lorenzini (electroreception)
  • cloaca
  • claspers (in males)
  • internal fertilization
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Hyostylic Jaw Suspension

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mandibular arch is not clearly attatched to the cranium, but connected by the hyoid arch.

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Amphystylic Jaw Suspension

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the upper mandibular arch is attatched to the cranium and the lower mandibular arch is connected to the hyoid arch.

PRIMATIVE
- frilled shark, 7-gilled shark

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What is the difference between skates and rays?

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skates:
- thick tail
- oviparous
rays:
- thin tail
- stinging spine
- viviparous

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Subclass Holocephali

“whole head”

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chimera and ratfish

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What are common anatomical features of Subclass Holocephalii?

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  • 4 gill slits w/ single opening
  • holosylic suspension
  • oviparous
  • NO CLOACA
  • claspers on forehead
  • slime coat (no scales)
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Holostylic Jaw Suspension

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upper mandibular arch is fused to the cranium and lower mandibular arch is suspensed from the upper.

  • hyoid arch seperate
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What are the general characteristics of Osteichthyes?

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  • 1st appearance of endochondrial bone
  • operculum
  • swim bladder (offset bone density, can be air or fat)
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What is the main function of the operculum?

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increase suction through buccal pumping, which increases flow of water over the gills.

most efficient.

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Subclass Actinopterygii

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ray-finned fishes
- derived
- fins supported by bony rays
- placement of pectoral fins are not conductive to limb developement.

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Subclass Sarcopterygii

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lobe-finned fishes
- ancestral
- fins supported by bone in fleshy stalks
- placement of paired pectoral and pelvic fins lead to the tetrapod limb.

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Heterocercal Tail

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dorsal and ventral lobes are not the same size.

chondrichchthyes

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Homocercal Tail

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dorsal and ventral lobes are the same size.

osteichthyes

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What are the main points to remember about the Muscular System in sharks?

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  • only contract in a single plane
  • increase in musculature allows increase in movement
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Horizontal Septum

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  • lies between the epaxial and hypaxial muscles
  • allows for movement within a single plane
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Muscle Groups:

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Epaxial = dorsal to the horizontal septum.
Hypaxial = ventral to the horizontal septum.
- inc. some vertebral muscles, diaphragm, abdominal muscles, and limb muscles.

Linea Alba = connective tissue separating the L and R myomers midventrally.

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Abductor Muscles

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pull a structure away from the midventral line.

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Adductor Muscles
pull a structure **toward** the midventral line.
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Spiracle
opening between the gill chamber and the environment to push water over the gills.
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RAM Ventillation
associated with very active sharks, swim with mouth open. ## Footnote - higher rate using spiracle.
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Gill Lamellae
used to increase SA in contact with the environment. ## Footnote **gill SA for gas exchange is DIRECTLY RELATED to activity level.**
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Hemibranch
- **gill 1** - only posterior side of gill has lamellae
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Holobranch
- **gills 2-5** - both sides of gills have lamellae
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Gill Rays
support for gill lamellae.
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Gill Rakers
keep food inside of oral cavity and seperate from the gills.
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What is the main function of the Digestive System?
allows organisms to get nutrients, carbon, fats, and protein from their environment.
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Rugae | (of stomach)
longitudinal fold that expand like an accordian to allow the stomach to expand and accomodate for a large meal. ## Footnote - protein break down starts in stomach
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Pyloric Sphincter
seperation point between the stomach aand intestine that keeps stomach acids out of the intestine.
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Spiral Valve
increases intestinal SA and nutrient exchange.
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Pancreas
secretes enzymes that start breaking down proteins.
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Digitiform Gland
secretes salts, aid in excess salt removal.
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Liver
- aid in buoyancy (large fat content). - detoxifies metabolites and creates bile for digestion.
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Sinous Venosus
a thin, non-muscular sac where deoxygenated blood enters the heart.
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Atrium
pumps blood from the sinus venosus to the ventricle.
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Ventricle
pumps blood to the conus arteriosus.
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Conus Arteriosus
semilunar valves that control blood flow before the gills.
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How does diffusion aid in the Cardiovascular System?
the heart gains enough of a supply of blood from diffusion, and does not have to work as hard because sharks are a flat animal and dont really have to work against gravity.
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What does the male shark reproductive system consist of?
- paired testes - paired genital ducts - urogenital papillae - **claspers**
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What does the female shark reproductive system consist of?
- paired ovaries/oviducts - nidamental gland - uterus - urinary papilla
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Seasonal Breeders
reproductively active during only parts of the year, where gestation lasts several months. ## Footnote ex. oceanic whitetips, threshers
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Punctuated Breeders
often pregnant for a full year but spend one or more intervening years not pregnant. ## Footnote ex. tiger sharks
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Continuous Breeders
reproductively active all year long. ## Footnote ex. gulper sharks
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Oviparity
externally deposited eggs, typically in leathery/durable shells.
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Viviparity
live birth.
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Oviviparity
eggs develop and hatch inside the mother and then are birthed.
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Parthenogenesis
clonal or "virgin" birth. ## Footnote - we know this happens in sharks bc of aquariums.
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Yolk-Sac
retention of fertilized eggs throughout developement of the embryo within the uterus. - no other maternal input is supplied ## Footnote elasmobranchs
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Histotrophy
initial nutrition by the yolk-sac, then by "uterin milk" or **histotroph**. - can be limited mucoid or lipid rich
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Placental
most advanced form of nutrition.
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Oophagy | "egg eating"
the initial nutrition by the yolk-sac and then embryos feed on unfertilized eggs.
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Adelphophagy | Embryonic Cannibalism
embryos ingest other embryos and unfertilized eggs.
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Lecithotrophy
the entire duration of embryonic developement is supported by the yolk-sacs nutritional content. ## Footnote ex. yolk-sac
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Matrotrophy
at least part of the fetal developement is supplemented by maternal input of nutruents during fetal developement. ## Footnote ex. placental, histotrophy
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What are the main sensory systems in sharks?
- **chemoreception** = taste/smell. - **mechanoreception** = touch/vibration, response to change in pressure. - **vision** = resonse to changes in light stimuli, (not all species see the same spectrum of light). - **electroreception** = response to electrical currents. ## Footnote (ordered in distance from furthest to closest).
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What is the Tripartite brain?
1. **prosencephalon** - forebrain - telencephalon - diencephalon 2. **Mesencephalon** - midbrain - optic lobes 3. **Rhombencephalon** - hindbrain - metencephalon - myelencephalon ## Footnote **all 3 regions are conserved in all vertebrates**
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Spinal Cord
part of the nervous system contained in the spinal column.
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Cerebrum
- principal and most anterior part of the brain that consists of a L and R hemishere separated by a fissure. - responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation of coordination of voluntary activity in the body.
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Cerebellum
the part of the brain at the back of the skull that coordinates and regulates muscular activity.
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Olfactory Sacs
function in smell/olfaction.
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Cranial Nerves
come directly from the brain
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Meninges
membrane surrounding the brain, containing cerebrospinal fluid.

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