Amniotes

Question 1

what does amniotes mean?

Answer 1

amniotic membrane in eggs

Question 2

what is a choronic egg

Answer 2

only one membrane alone with embryo and yolk

Question 3

amniotic egg

Answer 3

mutimembrane egg with embryo and yolk

Question 4

what are the 5 components to amniotic eggs

Answer 4

• chorion: outermsmbrane
• amnion: inner membrane
• allantois: sac of waste snd aid respiration
• yolk: in vitlan membrane
• embryo

Question 5

general skeleton of aminotes

Answer 5

names the same as humans
just long caudal tail

Question 6

general skull of amniotes

Answer 6

5 series of paired cranial bones
lateral tooth bearing series
- pre maxilla and maxilla
median series
- nasal, frontal, parietal & postparietal
circumorbital series
- lacrimal, jugal, prefrontal, postfrontal, postorbital
temporal series
- supra temporal and tabular
cheek series
- squmosal & quadratojugal

Question 7

describe their skin

Answer 7

less Glands so they don’t worry about losing moisture
- thick epidermis

Question 8

describe scales

Answer 8

made from epidermal scales
(keratin)

Question 9

what other things are made from keratin

Answer 9

-nails
- horns
- skin
- hair
- scales

Question 10

how often do aminotes molt

Answer 10

less than amphibians but have thicker layers when they do

Question 11

what does bone fusion in ankle tell us?

Answer 11

that they needed greater support for motility