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Three major digestive system regions:
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1. Buccal Cavity
2. Pharynx 3. Alimentary Canal |
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Parts of the buccal cavity region of the digestive system.
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Mouth
Teeth Oral Glands |
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Parts of the pharynx region of the digestive system.
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Gills
Trachea |
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2nd largest organ in humans;
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Liver
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Formed as a diverticulum of the esophagus and within the transverse septum.
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Liver
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The outermost layer of the alimentary canal and its two components.
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Serosa:
Adventitia & Mesentery |
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Passageway which forms liver, lungs, pancreas and stomach.
Mucus-coated Depending on an animals prey, often thickened and/or keratinized. |
Esophagus
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Expanded distal region of the esophagus which secretes gastric juice;
Consists of three parts. |
Stomach
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Folds of the stomach
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Rugae
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3 Regions of the stomach:
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1. Cardia
2. Fundus 3. Pylorus |
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Stomach region which is found in mammals only;
Only the 1st cm or so in us; Posses a gland which secretes mucus. |
Cardia
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Gland of the cardia region of the stomach that secretes mucus.
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Cardiac Gland
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The cardia of the stomach is largest in _________.
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Herbivores
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Rounded part of the upper stomach;
Contains two glands; |
Fundus
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2 cell types of the fundus:
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1. Parietal Cells
2. Chief Cells |
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Cells of the stomach which secrete HCl to help break down food, kill bacteria and activate pepsinogen.
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Parietal Cells
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Cells of the stomach which secrete pepsinogen, which is activated by HCl.
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Chief Cells
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__________ is activated by HCl into _______, a proteolytic enzyme.
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Pepsinogen;
Pepsin |
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Region of the stomach which contains glands that neutralize acids and ends at a sphinter.
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Pyloric
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Part of the digestive tract that contains microvilli which increase surface area.
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Intestine
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Projections of cells of the intestines that increase surface area.
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Microvilli
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Contains the duodenum, ileum, and jejunum.
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Small Intestine
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Part of the Small Intestine which neutralizes acid and contributes to proteolysis.
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Duodenum
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Parts of the Small Intestine involved in food and water absorption.
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Ileum & Jejunum
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Folds of the small intestine
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Villi
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The small intestine in carnivores is _______.
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short
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The small intestine in herbivores is ________.
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long
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Region of the digestive tract that lacks villi, compacts wastes, locations where vitamin production and absorption takes place and location where water uptake occurs.
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Large Intestine
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Specialization of the large intestine which increases surface area
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Spiral Valve
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Spiral Valves are present in...
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Lampreys
Chondrichthyes Lungfishes Sturgeons |
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Specialization of the digestive tract which removes excess salts.
Present in chondrichthyes and coelacanths |
Rectal Gland
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The rectal gland is also caused the _________.
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digitiform gland
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Some teleosts which are vegetarian have a specialization of the digestive tract in which no ________ is present.
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stomach
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Digestive tract specialization in some carnivorous teleosts which enter into the duodenum and are involved in digestion & food absorption.
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Pyloric Caecae
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Digestive tract specialization in most reptiles and birds, which is a well muscularized stomach which grinds ingested rocks.
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Gizzard
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Digestive tract specialization which is a storage chamber.
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Crop
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Nutritive secretion in pigeons and doves contained in the crop.
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Crop Milk
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Digestive tract specialization which is a glandular stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the gizzard.
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Proventriculus
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Digestive tract specialization which assists in the breakdown of ingested grass.
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Fermenters
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Digestive tract specialization which is a fermenter in the stomach and/or esophagus.
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Foregut Fermenters
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Digestive tract specialization which is a fermenter of the cecum.
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Hindgut Fermenter
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Pits in the stomach for fermentation found in red kangaroos, camels, and hoatzin birds.
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Foregut Fermenters
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Type of stomach found in artiodactyls (cows, deer, etc.)
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Ruminant Stomach
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A ruminant stomach possesses ___ chambers.
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4
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4 chambers of the ruminant stomach:
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1. Rumen
2. Reticulum 3. Omasum 4. Abomasum |
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_________ fermenters possess a Ruminant Stomach.
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Foregut
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_________ fermenters use the cecum.
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Hindgut
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Digestive organ originally with two parts, a dorsal and ventral part, which later fuse in tetrapods.
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Pancreas
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The pancreas is partially _________ in humans.
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retroperitoneal
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Mostly trypsin, proteolytic enzymes
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Pancreatic Juice
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Regions of the pancreas which secretes insulin and glucagon
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Islets of Langerhans
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Part of the buccal cavity which secrete water or mucus into food.
These are salivary. Moisten food Neutralize prey toxin |
Oral Glands
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_______ and __________ lack oral glands.
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Fish;
Other aquatic animals |
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Salivary gland in reptiles located along the posterior lip with a duct adjacent to posterior maxillary teeth.
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Duvernoy's gland
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The outside of a tooth
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Enamel
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The inside of a tooth
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Dentin
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Part of a tooth which is a neural crest derivative.
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Dentin
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The gumline of a tooth
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gingiva
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region of tooth above the gingiva
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crown
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region of tooth below the gingiva
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base
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hollow interior of a tooth
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Pulp Cavity
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Mucous connective tissue of a tooth.
Supports blood vessels and nerves. |
Pulp
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Narrowing of pulp cavity in the root.
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Root Canal
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Hole at the end of a root canal.
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Apical Foramen
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Hardest surface produced by vertebrates
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Enamel
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Bonelike substance which is the bulk of a tooth.
Grows daily, but very slowly |
Dentin
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Attaches a tooth to the socket;
Grows seasonally based on condition |
Cementum
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Connective tissues with aids cementum in attaching a tooth to a socket.
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Periodontal Ligament
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All teeth are similar
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Homodont
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Most gnathosomes are ________ in regards to teeth.
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homodonts
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Teeth different in appearance in mouth
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Heterodont
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Most mammals and a few fishes are ________ in regards to teeth.
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Heterodont
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Heterodont teeth used for clipping
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Incisors
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Heterodont teeth used for piercing
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Canines
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Heterodont teeth used for grinding or slicing
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Premolars, Molars
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Teeth which are continuously replaced
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Polyphyodont
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Possess two sets of teeth;
i.e. Mammals |
Diphyodont
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baby or milk teeth which are lost around 5-9 years of age in humans.
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Deciduous Dentition
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Deciduous Dentition contain all teeth but the _______.
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molars
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Adult teeth which includes the molars;
Second set |
Permanent Dentition
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Teeth which are set with a socket;
i.e. mammals, crocs, dinosaurs |
Thecodont
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Teeth which are set in shallow sockets;
i.e. fishes |
Acrodont
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Teeth which are connected on the mesial side of the jaw;
i.e. lizards |
Pleurodont
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Mammals with teeth that have low crowns and includes omnivores and carnivores.
i.e. humans, pigs, etc. |
Brachydont
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Mammals with teeth that have high crowns and are used in grinding plants.
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Hypsodont
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Mammals with teeth that have rounded cusps
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Bunodont
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Mammals with teeth that have cusps drawn into ridges
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Lophodont
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Mammals with teeth that have crescent shaped cusps
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Selenodont
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Mammals have _______ teeth, in which ridges of opposing teeth slice by one another to cut tissue.
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Sectorial
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Compose the Uriniferous Tubule of the kidney:
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Rental Capsule
Proximal Convoluted Tubule Loop of Henle Distal Convoluted Tubule |
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Compose the nephron of the kidney
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Uriniferous Tubule
Collecting Duct |
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Early embryological structure of the kidney, which is segmented.
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Nephrotome
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Successive nephrotomes combine to form the ________ ________.
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nephric duct
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Tubules added in the posterior kidney of adults in most fishes & amphibians.
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Opisthonephros
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At five weeks in a human, the ureteric diverticulum at the base of the mesonephric duct.
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Metanephros
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_______ cannot change the relative concentration of salts in blood, and are therefore osmoconformers.
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Hagfish
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gland which excretes excess salts
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Rectal gland
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A body which is less salty than water.
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hypoosmotic
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Mammals and some birds, make _______, which is less toxic than ammonia.
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urea
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Most birds and reptiles, make _________ which is less toxic than urea.
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uric acid
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What will become the female internal reproductive system.
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Mullerian Duct
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a.k.a The Archinephric Duct
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Wolffian Duct
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_________ stimulates the development of the Wolffian Duct.
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Testosterone
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Testes produce ______________, which inhibits Mullerian Duct development.
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Anti-Mullerian Hormone
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In males, two tubes of unknown function which are remnants of the Mullerian Duct
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Prostatic Utricle
Appendix Testes |
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In females, remnants of the Wolffian Duct.
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Epoophoron
Paroophoron Gartner's Duct |
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Part of the female reproductive system which produces eggs.
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Ovary
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Part of the female reproductive system which delivers eggs to the oviduct.
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Ostium
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Part of the female reproductive system which holds eggs prior to laying.
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Uterus
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Part of the female reproductive system which is an expanded portion of the oviduct.
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Uterus
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Part of the female reproductive system which adds more yolk or shell.
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Shell Gland
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In higher craniates, the archinephric duct becomes the __________.
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vas deferens
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Outpocketing of the coelom which the testes often descend into.
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Scrotum
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External fertilizer organs.
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Intromittent Organs
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Pumps sperm down grooves in the pelvic fin.
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Siphon
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penis bone, present in most mammals.
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baculum
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female homolog of the penis bone.
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baubellum
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Cell body and projections with axons and dendrites.
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Nerves
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Nerves with one projection
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Unipolar
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Nerves with two projections
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Bipolar
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Nerves with many projections
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Multipolar
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During transmission, at _________ electricity stimulates neurotransmitter production.
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dendrites
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NS consisting of the brain and the spinal cord.
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
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NS consisting of everything but the brain & spinal cord.
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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Cranial nerve 0
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nervus terminalis
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cranial nerve which goes from the somitomeres to the mandibular arch.
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Trigeminal Nerve
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cranial nerve which goes from the somitomeres to the hyoid arch.
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Facial Nerve
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cranial nerve which goes from the somitomeres to the 3rd gill arch.
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Glossopharyngeal
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cranial nerves which goes from the somitomeres to the gill arches beyond the third.
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Vagus & Spinal Accessory nerves
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Cranial nerves which evolved separately to supply respected organs.
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Olfactory (I)
Optic (II) Auditory (VIII) |
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Blood without cells or other formed elements that is very viscous, is absorbed in venous sinuses and is present for protection.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Meninges of fishes which is thin.
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Primitive Meninx
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Meninges of tetrapods.
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Dura mater and Secondary Meninx
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Meninges of all non-mammalian tetrapods which is thin.
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Dura mater and Secondary Meninx
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The secondary meninx splits into these two meninges in mammals.
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Pia Mater
Arachnoid |
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Cerebrospinal fluid flows in __________ & __________ spaces.
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Subdural;
Subarachnoid |
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The hindbrain includes these parts of the brain:
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Medualla Oblongata
Pon Cerebellum |
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The Midbrain includes these parts of the brain:
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tectum
tegmentum |
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The Brainstem includes these parts of the brain:
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Hindbrain (medulla oblongta, pons, cerebellum)
Midbrain (tectum, tegmentum) |
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The Forebrain includes these parts of the brain:
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Cerebrum
Thalamuses |
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The medulla oblongata is the center for:
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Visceral Reflexes
Auditory Reflexes Proprioceptive Reflexes Control of Unconscious |
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Cerebellum Functions:
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Modifying & Monitoring motor output
Fine motor control swimming |
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Midbrain Functions:
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Visual & Auditory reflexes
Tegmentum initiates motor output |
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Components of the tectum of the midbrain:
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inferior & superior colliculi
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4 regions of the diencephalon
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1. epithalamus
2. hypothalamus 3. ventral thalamus 4. dorsal thalamus |
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Region of the diencephalon which is on the roof and regulates biorhythms.
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Epithalamus
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Components of the epithalamus of the diencephalon.
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Pineal Body
Habenula |
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Floor region of the diencephalon;
Regulates homeostasis; |
Hypothalamus
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Largest region of the diencephalon which is the coordinating center for all sensory input except olfaction;
Relays info to the cerebrum; |
Dorsal Thalamus
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Region of the diencephalon which regulates movements produced by skeletal muscles.
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Ventral Thalamus
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Part of the brain which receives olfactory information and sensory information from the tectum.
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Cerebrum
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complex folds of the cerebral cortes in many mammals.
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Gyri & Sulci
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The chemical or electrical changes induced by a stimulus.
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Sensation
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What yo do with a sensation
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Perception
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Involved in smell & taste;
Respond to salts of glutamic acid; |
Chemoreceptors
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A taste enhancer
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Monosodium Glutamate
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Organ only in tetrapods, which is linked to smell
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Vomeronasal Organ
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Radiation receptor which concentrates light on photoreceptive tissue.
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Eye
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Component of the eye in all vertebrates which detects black and white
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Rods
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Component of the eye in some fishes, amphibians and reptiles & all birds and higher primates which detects color.
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Cones
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Component of the eye for focusing & protection.
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Cornea
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Part of the eye for focusing
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Lens
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Part of the eye for sensation.
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Retina
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Part of the eye which is just a hole
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Pupil
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Act of altering lens in some way to focus light
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Accommodation
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Hair or hairlike projections which pick up vibrations;
Present in almost all fishes, larval amphibians, aquatic amphibians |
Mechanoreceptors
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A tube with neuromasts with hair cell inside;
Related to hearing and may pick up some sound waves; |
Lateral Line Sense
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Mammals add the _______ for directional hearing.
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pinnae
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