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61 Cards in this Set
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Scales
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Dry Flake of Epidermis shed from the skin
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Integumentary System
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bodily system consisting of skin and associated structures. (hair, nails, sweat glands)
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Cartilage
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tought, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as joints, outer ear and larynx.
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Swim Bladder
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Air filled structure in fish that maintain buoyancy and determine the level at which the fish swims at
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Lateral Line System
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Line on top of the fish to detect vibrations, odors, electricity, and chemicals in the water
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Exothermic & Ectothermic
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Exothermic-warm blooded
Ectothermic-cold blooded |
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Gill
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Respitroy organ of aquatic animals that breathe water to obtain oxygen
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Spawning
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To deposit eggs, produce spawn
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Artery
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carry blood from the heart
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Vein
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carry blood to the heart
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Atrium
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body cavity or chamber on upper heart chambers that receives blood from veins
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Ventricle
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small cavity recieves blood from arteries and veinsand forces it into aorta
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dorsal fin
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main fin located on back of fish
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caudal fin
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tail fin
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pectoral fin
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anterior pair of fins attached to pectoral girdle
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anal fin
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last fin, close to caudal find, underside of body
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barbels
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sleder, whiskerlike organs extending from head of certain fishes
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pelvic fin
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either of a pair of lateral hind fins of fishes, attached to pelvic girdle and corresponding to hind limbs of higher vertbrates
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chromatophores
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pigment containing cell, that can change the color of skin by expanding and contracting.
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cerebrum
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large round structure of the brain that controls and intergrates thought, reason, emotion, and memory
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cerebrellum
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trilobed stucture of brain, behind pons and medulla oblongata
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optic lobes
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either of 2 lobes of dorsal part of midbrain, containing primary visual centers
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medulla oblongata
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lowermost portion of vertebrate brain, continuous with spinal cord, responsible for respiration, circulation, and bodily functions
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cutaneous respiration
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a way of breahing through the skin
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lungs
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2 spongy, sac-like repsitory organs in most vertebrates, removes CO2 from blood, and provides it with oxygen
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cloaca
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common cavity into which intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open.
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tympanic membrane
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thin, semitransparent, oval shpaed membrane that separates middle ear from external ear
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metamorphosis
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change in form and habits of animals during normal development after embryonic stage
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vocal cords
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2 pairs of bands of mucous membrane
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nicitating membrane
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transparent inner eyelid
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tadpole
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limbless aquatic larva
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amniote egg
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waterproof egg
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amnion
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thing tough membranous sac
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chorion
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outer membrane enclosing embryo in reptiles bird and mammals
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yolk
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yellow, spherical portion of egg
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alantois
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membranous sac that develops from the posterior part of alimentary canal in embryos
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egg tooth
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hard toothlike projection of the beak
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jacobsons organ
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extra sensitive organ that can detect chemicals in the air
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carapace
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protective shell like covering on turtle/crustacean
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plastron
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ventral part of shell of turtle/tortoise
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feather
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light flat growth forming plumage of birds
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air sacs
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air filled space in the body of birds that connects lungs and bone cavities
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crop
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pouchlike enlargement of birds gullett, holding food
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endothermic
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organism that generates heat to maintain body temperature
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sternum
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long flat bone in vertebrates
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incubate
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sit on(eggs) to provide heat
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precocial
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capable of moving about when hatched, does not need much care of mother
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altricial
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helpless, naked and blind when hatched, needs weeks of care from mother
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gizzard
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digestive organ after the stomach
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hair
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growth of filaments, forming coat of animal
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diaphragm
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membranous part that divides and separates
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incisors
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tooth for cutting/gnawing-in front of mouth
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bicuspid
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tooth with 2 cusps/points
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molars
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tooth with broad crown to grind food
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canine teeth
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any of 4 teeth with thick conical crown and root
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mammary glands
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milk producing gland in females
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glands
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organ that secretes a substance
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placenta
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part within ovary of plant to which ovules attach
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gestation
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period of development in uterus from conception till birth
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marsupial
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nonplacental mammals of the order marsupialia
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monotreme
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member of monotremata, primitive egg laying mammals
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