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12 Cards in this Set
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Notochord
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Elongated cartilaginous cellular cord which forms the axial skeleton of chordate embryos
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Pharyngeal Pouches/Slits
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Lungs/Gills
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Endostyle
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Thyroid gland (mucus-secreting ciliated groove in the floor of the pharynx, useful in moving food particles to the stomach)
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Urochordata (Tunicata)
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Subphylum of Chordata
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Tunic
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Protective test covering the bod of adult Urochordates
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Tunicin
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Cellulose component of the Tunic
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Hemocytes
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living tissue component of the Tunic
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Ascidiacea
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Class of subphylum Urochordata encompassing Sea Squirts
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Cephalochordata
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Subphylum of Chordata containing Lancets
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Rostrum
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Snoutlike projection on the head of Cephalochordates, aiding in burrowing
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Atriopore
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Mid-Ventral opening of Cephalochordates, outlet for the filter-feeding water stream
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Vertebrata
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Subphylum of Chordata encompassing all vertebrates (us!!)
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