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29 Cards in this Set
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Airbladder
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The structure in fish that allows them to float
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Allantois
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An embryonic membrane in an amniotic egg That serves for respiration and excretion for an embryo
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Amnion
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A membranous sac containing a developing bird, reptile or mammal
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Amniotic egg
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An egg with a leathery shell in which an embryo is enclosed by an Amnion
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Appendicular skeleton
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the pelvic girdle and pectoral girdle together
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Artery
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carry blood away from heart to tissues
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Atrium
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One of the heart chambers that receives blood from different parts of the body
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Axial skeleton
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vertebral column, skull, and ribs
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Capillaries
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terminal branches of arteries- supply tissue with nutrients and nervous waste and CO2
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Carapace
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Dorsal part of turtle shell
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Cerebellum
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coordinates muscle activity and some involuntary activities
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Cerebrum
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controls voluntary muscle activity
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Chorion
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An embryonic membrane that becomes closely joined to the inner surface of an egg membrane
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Chromatophores
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Skin cells that contain pigments
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Countershading
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A form of camouflage where the top side is another color from the bottom
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Ectothermic
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generate their own body heat through physiological changes
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Embryonic membrane
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The amnion, yolk sac, Chorion, and Allantois
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Endoskeleton
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An internal skeleton, made of bones or cartilage, characteristic of vertebrates
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Estivation
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a period of inactivity where animals escape unfavorably hot weather conditions
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Eustachian tube
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Tubes leading from the pharynx to the middle ear space to equalize air pressure
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External fertilization
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The uniting of a sperm and egg outside an organism
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Gill
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A respratory structure in aquatic animals that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Gill slits
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External opening into gills found in some jawless and cartilaginous fish
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Glottis
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The space between vocal folds
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Gullet
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A food passageway into the digestive tract of an animal
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Hemoglobin
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red oxygen carrying pigment in blood
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Hemotoxin
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A type of venom that affects blood cells
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Hibernation
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A state of extremely slow metabolism in which certain animals survive unfavorable conditions
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Internal fertilization
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The fertilization of an ovum inside a female’ body.
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