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ANATOMICAL TERMS & ANATOMY OF AMPHIOXUS Flashcards

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denotes the back (posterior in human anatomy)

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dorsal

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belly or underside. (Anterior in human anatomy)

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ventral

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the head or toward the head (Superior in human anatomy)

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anterior, cranial, cephalic

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the tail or toward the tail. (Inferior in human anatomy)

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posterior, caudal

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refers to the middle

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median

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refers to the side

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lateral

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refers to the left side

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sinistral

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refers to the right side

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dextral

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above

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superior

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below

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inferior

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near the given point

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proximal

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away from the given point

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distal

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near the middle

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central

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toward the edge or surface

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peripheral

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near the surface

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superficial

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some distance below the surface

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deep

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axes
line in the sagittal plane extending from head to tail

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longitudinal
anteroposterior

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axes
line in the medial plane extending from dorsal to ventral surfaces

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sagittal
dorsoventral

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axes
any line in the transverse plane running from side to side

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transverse
medio-lateral

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plane
a longitudinal plane through the axis of the animal, which extends from dorsal to ventral

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plane
one that divides the animal into equal halves

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median sagittal

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plane
any plane parallel to medial sagittal

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parasagittal

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plane
parallel to dorsal and ventral surfaces and is at a right angle to a sagittal plane

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frontal or horizontal

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plane
cut across any level of the body at a right angle to the sagittal and frontal planes

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transverse or cross-section

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class and subphylum or amphioxus

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class Leptocardii
subphylum Cephalochordata

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the body of __ is slender, compressed laterally, the anterior end being blunt and the posterior end being pointed and fish-like. It has a poorly developed head and a tail modified into a fin. It thrives along ocean shores in sandy beaches burying itself with its oral hood protruding.

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external anatomy of amphioxus
the most anterior blunt end, with the following associated structures
rostrum
oral hood
vestibule
cirri/buccal cirri
mouth

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external anatomy of amphioxus
the terminal blun end of the head

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external anatomy of amphioxus
an expanded membrane of the ventral and greater part of the poorly developed head.

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external anatomy of amphioxus
cavity enclosed by the oral hood

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external anatomy of amphioxus
stiff ciliated tentacles projecting from the edge of the oral hoo

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cirri/buccal cirri

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external anatomy of amphioxus
situated at the bottom of the vestibule

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external anatomy of amphioxus
situated along the anterodorsal aspect of the animal

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dorsal fin

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external anatomy of amphioxus
seen beneath the posterior quarter of the animal

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ventral fin

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external anatomy of amphioxus
a pair of ventrolateral membranous folds on the flattened portion of the animal and continue forward from the anterior end of the ventral fins

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lateral fins or metapleural folds

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external anatomy of amphioxus
continuation of the dorsal and ventral fins that are slightly expanded surrounding the tail

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caudal fin

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external anatomy of amphioxus
a median ventral opening, posterior to the fusion of the two metapleural folds

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external anatomy of amphioxus
an opening situated to the left side of the caudal fin at the point where the fin widens

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internal anatomy of amphioxus
a series of v-shaped masses of muscle arranged longitudinally separated by a connective tissue called __

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myotomes
myosepta

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internal anatomy of amphioxus
a rod extending along the entire length of the body from the rostrum to the tip of the caudal end.

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internal anatomy of amphioxus
a much smaller tube just above the notochord, with the presence of a row of black spots called __ or __.

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neural tube or CNS
ocelli
simple eyes

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internal anatomy of amphioxus
a vertical membrane that surrounds the mouth which is provided with __

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velum
velar tentacles

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internal anatomy of amphioxus
a series of dark bands immediately behind the vellum.

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pharyngeal bars or gill bards or branchial bars

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internal anatomy of amphioxus
alternating light bands considered as elongated openings formed by the pharyngeal bars

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pharyngeal clefts or gill slits

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internal anatomy of amphioxus
a row finger-like projection situated on the inner surface of the posterior part of the oral hood

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wheel organ

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(2) stuctures that make up the pharynx

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gill bars
gill slits

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vertebrates are considered __ animals

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symmetrical

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