Chewing Flashcards by Milly Walker | Brainscape

Q

Agantha?

A

Animals that have no jaws

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Why did jaws evolve?

A

Efficiency in eating and predation

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Amphystillic?

A

Jaw dislocation

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Why did amphystillic evolve?

A

More easy to suck in water to extract oxygen

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Hyostylic system?

A

Not in contact with the cranium

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Autosytic system?

A

In contact with the cranium

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Suspension feeding?

A

Filtering particle material from water

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Suction feeding??

A

Sucking in prey

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What does suction feeding involve?

A

Jaw levels mechanisms, hydrodynamics. Depends on speed and amount of water ingested

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4 bar linkage?

A

Mechanism that simplify the lower jaw rotation

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Anapsida?

A

No hole in the skull

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Diapsida?

A

Two holes in the head

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