Final Flashcards
Major characteristics of Phylum: Chordata
pharyngeal slits (openings for filtering water), hollow dorsal nerve cord, notochord (cartilaginous rod on dorsal side of gut, and postanal tail.
Urochordata (tunicates)
larva = bilateral symmetry, sessile as adults with gill slits. Adults also have outer tunic and excurrent siphon that squirts out water when it feels in danger.
Cephalochordata (lancets)
notochord runs from head to tail, body resembles a two edged sword. Filter feeders in shallow coastal waters.
Vertebrata
vertebral column instead of notochord, very distinct head, 7 classes of vertebrates.
Vertebrata: Agnatha
jawless fish (lampreys and hagfish) and earliest of vertebrates.
Vertebrata: Chondrichythes
cartilaginous fishes, development of jaw with 2 subclasses. Includeds sharks, rays, and skates.
Vertebrata: Osteichthyes
boney fish (most diverse group of all) w/ boney endoskeleton, modified gills, and internal air bladders for buoyancy and balance.
Vertebrata: Amphibia
Frogs, toads, and salamanders. 1st land vertebrates (actually just fish with short fleshy fins) mostly terrestrial but lay eggs in water. Eggs becomes tadpoles which go through a metamorphosis to become adults. 1st animals with LEGS AND LUNGS.
Vertebrata: Reptilia
turtles, snakes, and lizards. independent of water, go through internal fertilization. Lay eggs with a yolk.
Vertebrata: Aves
birds. only animals with feathers, vision is highly developed. Homeothermic and have high body temp, light weight skeleton and efficient muscles.
Vertebrata: Mammila
covered with body fat and hair for warmth. young are nourished by mothers milk.
ammocoete
larva of lamprey
endoskeleton
internal strucutre
lateral line
runs along each side of the body with sensory cells to detect vibrations.
tadpole
larva stage of amphibians (born in water and then go through a metamorphosis to become an adult.)
buccal funnel
mouth for agnatha with horned teeth and a rasping tongue.
amnion
encases developing embryo with a fluid filed cavity
chorion
outermost membrane of the egg, allows for oxygen to diffuse in.
yolk sac
provides food from yolk for the embryo via blood vessels.
allantois
surrounds a cavity into which waste products are excreted.
Epithelial tissues
protection (protect underlying tissue from dehydration) selectively permeable membrane (helps filter what comes in and goes out) sensory surfaces, and secrete fluids.
squamous
flat cells, look like a fried egg. located in the alveoli of the lungs, filtration system of the kidneys, and sites where lots of mvmnt is, for protection.
cuboidal
looks like cubes, nuclei are lined up. Found in tracts, and ducts and help secret fluids.
columnar
tall and narrow also lining the tracts and ducts and secrete fluids.