Chordate Characteristics (L.1) Flashcards
1
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Pharyngeal gill slits
A
Openings between pharynx to outside
2
Q
Pharynx
A
Throat-like region in the back of the mouth
3
Q
Notochord
A
Stiff, yet flexible supportive tissue in lower chordates (developed into a “backbone” in higher chordates)
4
Q
Dorsal tubular nerve cord
A
Key feature of members of Phylum Chordata; fluid-filled organ made up of nerve cells extending posteriorly from the brain
5
Q
Post-anal tail
A
muscular region of the body that extends posterior to the anus
