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21 Cards in this Set
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Olfactory lobes
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the lobes of the brain that receive signals from the receptors in the nose
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Cerebrum
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The lobes of the brain that integrate sensory information and coordinate the creature's response to that information
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Optic lobes
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The lobes of the brain that receive signals from the receptors in the eyes
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Cerebellum
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The lobe that controls involuntary actions and refines muscle movement
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Medulla oblongata
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The lobes that coordinate vital functions, such as those of the circulatory and respiratory systems, and transport signals from the brain to the spinal cord
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Internal fertilization
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The process by which the male places sperm inside the female's body, where the eggs are fertilized
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External fertilization
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The process by which the female lays eggs and the male fertilizes them once they are outside of the female
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Oviparous development
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Development that occurs in an egg that is hatched outside of the female's body
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Ovoviviparous development
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Development that occurs in an egg that is hatched inside the female's body
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Viviparous development
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Development that occurs inside the female, allowing the offspring to gain nutrients and vital substances from the mother through the placenta
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Anadromous
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A life cycle in which creatures are hatched in freshwater, migrate to salt water as adults, and then go back to fresh water to reproduce
(Lots of DRAMA in that lifespan!) |
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Bile
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A mixture of salts and phospholipids that aids in the breakdown of fat
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Ventricle
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A heart chamber from which blood is pumped out
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Ectothermic
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Lacking an internal mechanism for regulating body heat
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Hibernation
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A state of extremely low metabolism and respiration, accompanied by a lower-than-normal body temperature
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function of liver
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cleans blood
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function of pyloric ceca
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secrete enzymes into intestine
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function of esophagus
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brings food to stomach
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fuction of gall bladder
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stores bile to concentrate it
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intestine
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place where food's digested
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air bladder
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helps fish stay afloat
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