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Three major digestive system regions:
1. Buccal Cavity
2. Pharynx
3. Alimentary Canal
Parts of the buccal cavity region of the digestive system.
Mouth
Teeth
Oral Glands
Parts of the pharynx region of the digestive system.
Gills
Trachea
2nd largest organ in humans;
Liver
Formed as a diverticulum of the esophagus and within the transverse septum.
Liver
The outermost layer of the alimentary canal and its two components.
Serosa:

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