Animal architecture, reproduction, development Flashcards
Anterior means what?
Head region
Posterior?
Tail end
Dorsal?
back or Upper side
Ventral
belly or underside
Medial
Midline
Lateral
sides
Distal
Further from middle, outside
Proximal
closer to middle, inside
Asymmetry
lack of equality or equivalency between parts
Radial symmetry
Can be divided into similar halves by more than two planes passing through a longitudinal axis
Bilateral symmetry
can be divided along a sagittal plane in two mirrored portions.
oogenesis
meiosis that results in egg cells and occurs in the ovaries
Spermatogenesis
meiosis that results in sperm cells and occurs in the testes.
Isolecithal
very little egg yolk, evenly distributed throughout the egg. (most mammals echinoderms, annelids, molluscs)
Mesolecithal
Moderate amount of egg yolk concentrated at ONE end of the egg (vegetal pole). (most amphibians)