Detuerstomes: Phylum Chordata Flashcards
What are the 4 important characteristics that Chordates share at some point during development?
- Notocord
2.Pharyngeal gill slits (pouches)
3.dorsal hollow nerve cord - Post anal tail
What are the sub phylum’s of Chordata?
Urochordata, Cephalochordata, and Vertabrata
What are the Lancelet muscle bands called?
Myomeres
How far does the dorsal fin extend?
Almost the full body
How much does the ventral fin extend?
Third of the lancelets body
What is the funnel shape at the anterior of the lancelet?
The buccal cavity
What is the buccal cavity surrounded by?
Oral tentacles
What are the colored spots called on the Lancelet?
Occeli
What is the function of ocelli?
They detect light and dark
Where does the buccal cavity lead to?
Leads to the pharynx
What is the pharynx lined with?
Cilia
What is the function of cilia?
It makes a steady current of water which goes into the gill slits
Where is the gill slits connected too?
The pharynx
Where does the water go after going through the gill splits?
The atrium
What happens after the water goes through the atrium?
It gets eliminated by the atriopore
How are the food particles of a lancelet retained and processed?
They are retained by the pharynx and processed in the intestines
How does the liver of the lancelet help in the processes of digesting the food and where is it located?
The liver is located where the pharynx and the intestine join and it releases digestive enzymes into the intestine
Locate the myomeres, nerve cord, notocord, pharynx, gill bars, gill slits, gonads, and liver.
Go to good notes to complete.
Which stage of the tunicate has all four important chordate characteristics?
The larval stage
What type of siphons does tunicates have?
They have an incurrent and excurrent siphon
How is sub phylum Vertebrata characterized?
Endoskeleton, vertebral column, or back bone
How is the cartilage formed for vertebrata made?
The vertebrae wraps around the notocord and the extra turns into the cartilage
Are most vertebraes thermoconformers or thermoregulators?
Most are thermoconformers
What does it mean to be thermoconformers?
It means they can’t regulate their body temp inside