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26 Cards in this Set
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Vertebrae |
Segmented of bone or some other hard substances that are arranged into a backbone |
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Notochord |
a rod of tough , flexible material that runs the length of a creatures body , providing the majority of its support |
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Endoskeleton |
a skeleton on the inside of a creature's body ,typically composed of bone or cartilage |
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Bone Marrow |
a soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells |
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Axial skeleton |
the portion of the Skeleton that supports and protects the head , neck and trunk |
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Appendicular skeleton |
the portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it |
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Closed circulatory system |
a circulatory system in which , the oxygen-carrying blood cells never leave the blood vessels |
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Arties |
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
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Capillaries |
tiny thine walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and the cells of the body |
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Veins |
blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
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Olfactory lobes |
the lobes of the brain that recieves signals from the receptors in the nose |
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Cerebrum |
the lobes of the brain that integrate sensory information coordinate the creature's response to that information |
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Optic Lobes |
the lobes of the brain that receives signals from the receptors in the eyes |
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Cerebellum |
the lobes that control involuntary actions and refines muscle movement |
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Medulla oblongata |
the lobes that coordinate vital functions , such as those of the circulatory and respiratory system , and transports signals from the brain to the spinal cord |
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Internal fertilization |
the process by which the male places sperm inside the female's body , where the eggs are fertilized |
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External fertilization |
the process by which the females lay's eggs and the male fertilizes them once they are outside of the female |
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Oviparous development |
Development that occurs in the egg that is hatched outside the female's body |
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Ovo vivi parous development |
development that occurs in an egg that is hatched inside the female's body |
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Vivi parous development |
development that occurs inside the female , allowing the offspring to gain nutrients and vital substances from the mother through a placenta |
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Anadromes |
a life cycle in which creatures are hatched in fresh water, migrate to salt water as adults , and then go back to fresh water in order to reproduce |
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Bile |
A mixture of salts and phospholipids that aids in the break down of fat |
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Atrium |
a heart chamber that receives blood |
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Ventricle |
a heart chamber from which blood is pumped out |
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Ectothermic |
Lack an internal mechanism for regulating body heat |
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Hibernation |
A state of extreme low metabolism and respiration , accompanied by lower-than-normal body temperatures |
