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live both on land and in water
Amphibians
types of Amphibians
Frogs and toads
Salamanders
Caecilians
juvenile frogs
tadpole
teeth embedded at roof of frogs mouth
Vomerine teeth
holds spleen of frog
Mesentery
in cutaneous respiration, what organ is responsible for breathing
skin
where fat is stored in frog
Fat bodies
condition where frogs retain larval features through entire life
Pedomorphosis
fish whose skeleton is made of bone
Bony fish
Three main body regions of fish
head, fins, tail
covering for the gill
Opercula
two sets of paired fins in a fish
pelvic, pectoral
tail fin of a fish
Caudal fin
w shaped bands
myomeres
organs (of fish) that allow exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
gills
portion of gills that allows exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide
Gill filaments
portion of gills that clean/strain food particles and other debris out of the water
Gill rakers
special system of nerve endings in fish that notices change in movement
Lateral line
the act of laying eggs
Spawn
eggs of fish
Roe
hollow, gas filled chamber
Swim bladder
type of scale on sharks, rays, and chimaeras
denticles
what fin is asymmetrical in sharks
caudal fin
responsible for more injuries than all other fish combined
stingray
