Final exam Flashcards

Female reproductive-

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what animals have unpaired ovaries

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hagfish, birds, bats

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how are eggs produced?

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oocytes produce eggs, develop into follicles

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what is ovulation?

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when the egg is released into the coelem

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what happens to the ovaries after breeding?

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they shrink (EXCEPT IN PLACENTALS)

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what are oviducts?

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muscular and glandular ducts with an ostium (opening) and an infundibulum (“funnel”) that end at the cloaca

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describe the shark oviduct

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have large eggs called ovum
single ostium

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what is the shell gland in shark oviducts?

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Secretes the calcium shell around the fertilized egg

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what is the yolk in a shark?

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egg cell (ovum) and lipids

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do sharks have a uterus?

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yes, they are a few viviparous species?

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what does viviparous mean?

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giving birth to live young that developed inside the mothers body

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what is the leathery shell that sometimes surrounds shark eggs?

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mermaid’s purse

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what do the oviducts look like in derived bony fish?

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ovarian cavity is continuous with oviduct
carried directly to genital pore
no cloaca

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describe amphibian oviducts

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secrete jelly like layer around eggs
have ovisacs

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what is the benefit of the jelly layer around amphibians eggs

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prevent desiccation

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what are ovisacs and what do they do?

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caudal expansion of oviduct to store eggs
allows to hold eggs until water and temperature conditions are right

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What do somatic nerves control?

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Voluntary actions and skeletal muscles

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Are sensory nerves afferent or efferent?

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Afferent

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Where do sensory nerves carry signals?

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Central nervous system

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Are motor nerves afferent or efferent?

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efferent

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Where do motor nerves carry signals?

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From CNS to effector cells in muscles

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What are mixed nerves?

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Have both sensory and motor fibers

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What do Visceral nerves control?

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Involuntary actions

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Where do visceral nerves send signals to/from?

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organs, glands, and smooth muscle

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What is another name for visceral nerves?

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autonomic nervous system

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What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
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What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system?
Energy expenditure and arousal
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What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?
Energy and self-maintenance
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What is it called when the sympathetic and parasympathetic NS connect to the same organ?
antagonist effect
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Which division of the autonomic NS increases heart rate?
sympathetic
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Which division of the autonomic NS lowers heart rate?
parasympathetic
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Which division of the autonomic NS decreases digestion?
Sympathetic
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which division of the autonomic NS increases digestion?
Parasympathetic
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What is the function of the Central NS?
integration and processing
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What is the function of the spinal cord?
receive sensory signals and send motor signals
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What part of the Central NS integrates simple reflexive responses?
Spinal Cord
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What is the function of the brain?
Complex integration and processing
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What are Meninges?
connective tissue covering brain and spinal cord
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Name the layers of meninges in Fish.
1. Primitive meninx
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What is Primitive Meninx in fish?
Vascular membrane
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Name the layers of meninges in Amphibs and Reptiles.
1. Leptomeninx 2. Duramater
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Describe the Leptomeninx in Amphibs and Reptiles.
The inner, vascularized layer
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Describe the Dura mater in Amphibs and Reptiles.
The tough, outer layer
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Name the layers of meninges in Birds and Mammals.
1. Pia mater 2. Arachnoid 3. Dura mater
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Where is the subarachnoid space in birds and mammals?
Between the Pia mater and Arachnoid
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What fills the subarachnoid space in birds and mammals?
cerebrospinal fluid
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Describe the Pia mater in birds and mammals.
The inner, vascularized layer
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Describe the Arachnoid in birds and mammals.
The middle, connective tissue layer
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Describe the Dura mater in birds and mammals.
The tough, outer layer
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What occupies the vertebral canal?
Spinal cord
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What is the internal cavity of the spinal cord?
Neurocoel- filled with cerebrospinal fluid
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What are the functions of cerebrospinal fluid?
1. protective cushion 2. adds buoyancy to brain 3. removes waste and acts as pH buffer
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What contains myelinated axons and neurons?
White matter
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What contains unmyelinated axons and cell bodies?
Grey matter
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What is a group of neuron bodies outside of the CNS called?
Ganglion
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What contains sensory nerve fibers and ganglion in the amniote spinal cord?
Dorsal root
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What contains motor nerve fibers in the amniote spinal cord?
Ventral root
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What is it called when the ventral and dorsal roots of the spinal cord fuse distally?
Spinal Nerve
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What is the function of interneurons?
Mostly conducting signals to/ from the brain Some limited reflexive integration
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What are bundles of nerve fibers in the CNS called?
Fiber tracts
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Describe the ascending fiber tract.
Carries impulses to the brain
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Describe the descending fiber tract.
Carries impulses down from the brain
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What are the two spinal cord enlargements most vertebrates have?
Cervical and lumbar
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Why do most vertebrates have a cervical and lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord?
It contains nerves going to the pectoral and pelvic appendages
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Describe the cross-section of the agnathan spinal cord.
Flattened for diffusion Only made of grey matter
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Why do Agnathans have a flattened spinal cord?
No blood vessels in their CNS (diffusion)
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Describe the cross-section of most vertebrate spinal cords.
Round or square-shaped
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Describe the cross-section of a tetrapod spinal cord
folded surfaces-bulges with lots of fiber tracts
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What is the cell body of a neuron?
Nucleus and organelles
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What conducts signals toward the cell body in a neuron?
Dendrite
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What conducts signals away from the cell body of a neuron?
Axon
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What are Schwann cells?
insulating cells around axons
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What is myelin?
Layers of lipids
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What is an exposed, uninsulated axon?
Node of Ranvier
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What is saltatory conduction?
Nerve impulses move faster by "jumping" myelinated sections and only being present at nodes of Ranvier
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What do you call a myelinated axon?
Nerve fiber
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What is the gap between neurons where a nerve impulse is transferred?
Synapse
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What are chemicals that carry impulses across a synapse?
Neurotransmitters
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What do you call one or more nerve fibers wrapped in a fibrous sheath and supplied by blood vessels?
Nerve
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What is step 1 of the nerve circuit?
Sensory input + conduction to integration centers - input comes from sensory receptors
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What is step 2 of the nerve circuit?
Integration at CNS - info process -response is determined
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What is step 3 of the nerve circuit?
Motor- output -conduct response signals to effector cells
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What vertebrate group has dorsal and ventral roots that don't fuse?
Lampreys
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What is the swelling of the spinal cord in jawed fishes called?
Urophysis
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What is the function of Urophysis in jawed fishes?
Endocrine function
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What is the function of neurosecretory neurons in jawed fishes?
produce neurohormones
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What is produced by the Urophysis in jawed fishes?
Urotensins
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What is the function of urotensins in jawed fishes?
Raises blood pressure for osmoregulation
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How many spinal nerves does each segment or vertebra have?
1 pair
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What is the intervertebral foramina?
opening between adjacent vertebrae where spinal nerves emerge
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What are long caudal spinal nerves called?
Caudal equina
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Where does Caudal equina go before exiting intervertebral foramina? Why?
Through the vertebral canal because the spinal cord grows slower than the vertebral column
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What vertebrate groups have caudal equina?
Mammals, frogs, and a few fish
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What is Rami?
The division of spinal nerve close to the roots
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Where do dorsal ramus go?
to muscles and skin of the back
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where do ventral ramus go?
to ventral muscles and skin
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What Rami are only in mammals?
Rami communicantes
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Describe rami communicantes
connects to sympathetic trunk (part of autonomic NS) Carries signals with visceral functions
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What is a plexus?
When 2 or more nerves unite into a common trunk and then redistribute
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Where are the 2 major plexi in vertebrates?
At paired appendages
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How many parts does the early development brain have?
3 parts
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What is the prosencephalon?
Forebrain
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What is the function of the prosencephalon?
Sensory processing endocrine function higher integration
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What is the mesencephalon?
Midbrain
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What is the function of the mesencephalon?
Sensory processing
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what is the Rhombencephalon?
hindbrain
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What is the function of the rhombencephalon?
movement and autonomic functions
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How many parts do the later-developed brains have?
5 parts
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What does the prosencephalon split into?
1. telencephalon 2. diencephalon
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What part of the brain doesn't split?
Mesencephalon
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What does the rhombencephalon split into?
1. metencephalons 2. myelencephalon
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What forms the neural tube?
sheets of ectoderm tissue
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Where are ventricles 1 and 2 in the brain?
Left and right side of the telencephalon
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Where is ventricle 3 in the brain?
diencephalon
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where is ventricle 4 in the brain?
metencephalon and myelencephalon
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What connects ventricles 3 and 4?
Aqueduct of Sylvius
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What is the projection of the pia mater and cells lining the ventricles?
Choroid plexuses
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Where are choroid plexuses most abundant?
ventricles 3 and 4
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What do choroid plexuses produce?
Cerebrospinal fluid
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What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid?
Collects excess H2O
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Why does cerebrospinal fluid have to collect H2O from the brain?
There are no lymphatic vessels in the brain
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What is special about mammals collecting cerebrospinal fluid?
It collects into subdural venous sinuses
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What is a group of cell bodies in CNS?
Nucleus (nuclei)
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What are glial cells?
interstitial cells with a supportive function in CNS
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What structure coordinates involuntary actions?
Medulla Oblongata
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What part of the brain is the medulla oblongata part of?
Myelencephalon
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Is there high variation in the medulla oblongata across vertebrates?
No, they all need at the same level
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What vertebrate group has a Vagal lobe?
bottom feeding fish
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What is the function of the vagal lobe?
Receives signals from numerous chemoreceptors
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What is the function of the cerebellum?
balance and equilibrium coordinates voluntary muscle actions
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What part of the brain is the cerebellum a part of?
metencephalon
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Where does the cerebellum get sensory info from?
semicircular canals
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What vertebrate groups have the largest cerebellum?
Birds and mammals
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Why do birds and mammals have the largest cerebellum?
complex terrestrial movement: flight, running, and jumping over uneven terrain
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Where is the pons located in the brain?
ventral side of the metencephalon
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What is the pons? what is its function?
Fiber tracts between the cerebellum and cerebrum carrying motor signals
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What vertebrate groups have a pons in their brain?
birds and mammals
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What are fiber tracts through the myelencephalon to the spinal cord?
Pyramid of medulla
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Where are the optic and auditory lobes located in the brain?
Mesencephalon
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Where does the retina send visual input?
Optic lobes
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Where do auditory lobes get input from?
inner ear
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What vertebrate group has the largest optic lobes?
Birds
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Why do birds have the largest optic lobes?
They rely heavily on vision for foraging and communication
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What vertebrate group has well-developed auditory lobes?
Amniotes
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What do auditory lobes do in amniotes?
Both lobes process reflexive responses and relay other signals to cerebral hemispheres
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What is Corpora quadrigemina in amniotes?
2 sets of paired lobes (auditory and optic)
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What is the Tegmentum in mammal brains?
The basal plate- not visible/deep layer
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What are cerebral peduncles?
fiber tracts that communicate between the telencephalon and hindbrain (spinal cord)
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What endocrine structure in vertebrates regulates wake/sleep schedule?
Epithalimus
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What is the photoreceptor in agnatha?
Pineal organ
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What does the Habenulae receive?
olfactory fibers and tracts from the forebrain
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What is the Thalamus?
relay center where all ascending tracts meet and are sent to the telencephalon
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What is the nuclei bulge in the 3rd ventricle of mammals?
Intermediate mass
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What is the cross of optic nerves called?
Optic chiasma
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What is the pituitary gland?
Endocrine gland
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What is the hypothalamic nuclei?
center of homeostasis
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What do neurosecretory neurons produce in the hypothalamus?
hormones that exert control over the pituitary gland
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What part of the brain are the olfactory tract and bulb located in?
Telencephalon
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What is the cerebrum made of?
2 cerebellar hemispheres
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What do the olfactory tract and bulb receive?
nerves from cells lining olfactory epithelium
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What vertebrate group has the smallest olfactory tract and bulb?
birds and some mammals (bats and primates)
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What are two parts of the cerebrum in fish?
1. Primitive Pallium 2. Globus Pallidus
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What is the function of the primitive Pallium in fish?
Process sensory input - olfaction
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What is the function of the Globus Pallidus in fish?
Process motor signals
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What happens to the Globus Pallidus in Amphibians?
It expands - additional nuclei
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Why does the Globus Pallidus expand in Amphibians?
They require more muscles and control for jumping
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What is the brain of non-amniotes often called?
"Olfactory brain"
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Describe the Olfactory Brain of non-amniotes.
Large olfactory bulbs + large part of cerebrum devoted to olfaction
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What is the new area of the cerebrum in birds and reptiles?
Dorsoventricular ridge
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What is the function of the dorsoventricular ridge?
Receive + process sensory info from the thalamus
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What structure allows some direct processing + motor signals to be sent to the body?
Dorsoventricular ridge
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If signals from the dorsoventricular ridge aren't sent to the body where do they go?
globus pallidus
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What vertebrate groups have a major expansion of the cerebrum?
Birds and mammals
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What parts of the brain are covered by the cerebrum in birds and mammals?
Diencephalon and Mesencephalon
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How does the large cerebrum fit in birds and mammals?
Flexure- it becomes angled to the rest of the brain
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What two groups have very similar brains?
Birds and reptiles
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What is Gyri?
Ridges of the brain
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What is Sulci?
Grooves of the brain
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Why does the mammal brain become folded?
To increase neuron area
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What is grey matter?
Neocortex on outside of brain
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What vertebrates lack sulci + gyri?
Monotremes, marsupials, and some rodents
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What is the fiber tract to the brain stem?
Internal Capsule
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What is the fiber tract between the L + R hemispheres?
Corpus Callosum
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What is used to treat severe epilepsy?
The Corpus Callosum is cut to prevent the spread of seizures
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What structures are included in the basal ganglia?
Globus pallidus + 3 new nuclei
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Name three new nuclei included in the basal ganglia.
1. Caudate 2. Putaman 3. Amygdaloid
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What is the function of the Caudate, Putamen, and Amygdaloid?
Process and relay motor signals between the neocortex and thalamus
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What disease is associated with basal ganglia?
Parkinson's Disease
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What are the 4 lobes of the neocortex?
Temporal Occipital Parietal Frontal
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What is the Temporal lobe responsible for?
- Auditory and Olfactory senses - memory
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What is the Occipital lobe responsible for?
Vision
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What is the Parietal lobe responsible for?
-Touch - Math + integration
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What is the Frontal lobe responsible for?
-Voluntary motor activity - Problem solving - memory - personality + control over behavior
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What is the inner temporal lobe?.
Hippocampus
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What is the hippocampus responsible for?
- spatial memory - Short-term memory
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What disease is associated with the hippocampus?
Alzheimer's Disease
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What is special about chickadees' hippocampus?
It grows 30% in the fall because they store seeds for winter and have to remember where they are
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What is the procedure that destroys part of the neocortex to alter behavior?
Lobotomy
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What were lobotomys used for?
Treating severe psychiatric disorders
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Who is Antonio Egas Monz?
Won the Nobel Prize for creating the Leucotomy procedure
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Who is Walter Freeman?
Created the Frontal lobotomy (ice pick lobotomy) that destroys pre-frontal cortex
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What is Cranial nerve #0?
Terminal Nerve - Gnathostomes ONLY
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Where is CN #0 (Terminal) located?
Olfactory mucosa to forebrain
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What is the function of the terminal nerve?
Pheromone receptors - reproductive behaviors
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What is CN #1?
Olfactory Nerve
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Where is CN #1 (Olfactory) located?
Olfactory epithelium to olfactory bulb
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What is the Cranial nerve abbreviated "VN"?
Vomeronasal Nerve
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Where is the VN nerve located?
vomeronasal organ to olfactory bulb
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What is the function of the VN nerve?
Accessory chemoreceptor- detects pheromones
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What vertebrates have a vomeronasal nerve?
Some Mammals, Amphibians, and squamates
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What is the action of lifting lips to get air to the vomeronasal organ?
Flehmen (Horses do this)
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What is CN #2?
Optic Nerve
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Where is the Optic Nerve located?
Retina to chiasma
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Describe the optic fibers of an animal with monocular vision.
Fibers cross to opposit sides of the brain - causing 2 separate images
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Describe the optic fibers of animals with binocular vision.
Only some fibers cross and continue to the opposite side of the brain -causing 1 image
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What is Cranial Nerve abbreviated "E"?
Epiphyseal nerve
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Where is the Epiphyseal nerve located?
Pineal or parapineal organ to habenulae (in epithalamus)
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What vertebrates have an epiphyseal nerve?
Lampreys + some bony fish Some frogs, toads, + lizards
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What is the parapineal organ?
Photoreceptor
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What vertebrates have a profundus nerve?
Some jawed fishes
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What is the profundus nerve fused with in most vertebrates? What is it called?
Fused w/ trigeminal Called Opthalmic branch
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What does the abbreviation "ALL" stand for?
Anterior Lateral Line
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What does the abbreviation "PLL" stand for?
Posterior Lateral Line
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What vertebrates have an ALL and PLL?
Aquatic non-amniotes
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Where are the ALL and PLL located?
Lateral line to hindbrain
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What cranial nerves do the ALL and PLL merge with?
merge with CN #7, 9, 10
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What is CN #8?
Vestibulocochlear
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Where is CN #8 located?
Medulla Oblongata to inner ear
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What are the two major branches of the Vestibulocochlear nerve? Where do they go?
1. Vestibular- to semicircular canals 2. Cochlear - to Organ of inner ear for hearing
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What is the organ of the inner ear of fish?
Lagena
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What is the organ of the inner ear for tetrapods?
Cochlea
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Name the major tongue nerves.
1. Hypoglossal 2. Trigeminal 3. Facial 4. Glossopharyngeal
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What major tongue nerve is responsible for motor control?
Hypoglossal
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What major tongue nerve is responsible for touch?
Trigenimal (anterior) Glossopharyngeal (posterior)
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What major tongue nerve is responsible for taste?
Facial (anterior) Glossopharyngel (posterior)
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What major tongue nerve is responsible for salivation?
Facial and Glossopharyngeal
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What muscle is responsible for the downstroke in turkeys?
Pectoralis major
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What muscle is responsible for the upstroke in turkeys?
Supracoracoideus
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What is the wishbone?
Furcula
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Describe the dark meat of turkeys
High in capillaries and myoglobin
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What is myoglobin?
Protein that carries O2 in muscles - turns red when exposed to air
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What kind of metabolism does dark meat use?
Aerobic - for long-term endurance (legs cause they don't fly a lot)
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Describe white meat in turkeys.
High Actin + Myosin fibers (Contractile proteins)
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What kind of metabolism does white meat use?
Anaerobic - for short-term activity (breast and flight muscles)
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What essential Amino acid is found in turkey?
Tryptophan
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Does eating turkey make you sleepy?
No, low levels of tryptophan... it's all the carbs
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What is the autonomic Nervous system made of?
Visceral motor nerves - sensory neurons may share the same path, but not part of ANS
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Where do the branches of the sympathetic nervous system come from?
Spinal cord and spinal nerves
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Where do the branches of the parasympathetic nervous system come from?
Brain and Spinal cord (sacral)
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Name two types of neurons in the ANS
1. Preganglionic neuron 2. Postganglionic neurons
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Name 3 types of ganglia in the ANS
1. Sympathetic 2. Collateral 3. Terminal
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Where are preganglionic neurons located?
CNS to autonomic ganglion
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Where are postganglionic neurons located?
Autonomic ganglion to effector cells
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Where are sympathetic ganglia located?
Sympathetic trunk near spinal cord
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Where are Collateral ganglia located?
Near head or abdominal aorta
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Where are terminal ganglia located?
In visceral organs
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What nerves innervate effector cells in the skin?
Only sympathetic
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What nerves innervate most effector cells?
Both sympathetic and parasympathetic
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What is CN #3?
Oculomotor
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What is CN #4?
Trochlear
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What is CN #6?
Abducens
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Where are Abducen nerves located?
Eye muscles to mid + hindbrain
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What is the function of CN #3?
Autonomic connections for vision (dilation of the pupil)
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What is CN #11?
Spinal Accessory
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What vertebrates have CN #11?
Only tetrapods
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Where is CN #11 located?
hindbrain to pharynx + soft palate (plus Superficial Neck + shoulder Muscles in mammals)
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What is CN #12?
Hypoglossal
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What vertebrate groups have CN #12?
Only Tetrapods
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How is CN #11 similar to the spinal nerve?
It has both dorsal and ventral roots
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Where does CN #12 go?
muscles of the tongue
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Where do mixed nerves originate?
From the hindbrain
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What kind of signals do mixed nerves carry?
Sensory, motor, and autonomic fibers
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What nerves make up the Branchiomeric Nerve?
#5,7,9,10
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What vertebrate group has Branchiomeric nerves?
Fishes
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Where do branchial nerves go?
To branchial arches and jaws
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What is the function of branchiomeric nerves?
Control ventilating gills and feeding
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What is Cranial Nerve #5?
Trigeminal
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What is the function of the trigeminal nerve?
Mixed Sensory- for tactile reception. And Motor- muscle of jaw
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Where is CN #5?
Lining of head and teeth Anterior of tounge
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What is CN #7?
Facial Nerve
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Where is CN #7 in fish?
In pharynx- to hyoid arch
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Where is CN #7 in tetrapods?
Anterior of tongue and facial muscles
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What is the function of CN #7?
Mixed Sensory- taste receptors Motor Autonomic
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Where do the autonomic fibers of CN #7 go?
To salivary glands and nasal mucosal membranes
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What is CN #9?
glossopharyngeal
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What is the function and location of CN #9 in fish?
Mixed- sensory and motor In 3rd pharyngeal arch
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What is the function and location of CN #9 in tetrapods?
Mixed Sensory - posterior of tounge for taste, touch, and temp Motor - Neck muscles
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Where do the autonomic fibers of CN #9 go?
To one major salivary gland
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What is CN #10?
Vagus Nerve
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What is the function of CN #10 in fishes?
Mixed Sensory - to oral cavity for taste and touch motor - Pharyngeal arches
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What is the function of CN #10 in tetrapods?
Mixed Sensory - to oral cavity for taste and touch Motor- to neck muscles for swallowing Autonomic - to heart and visceral organs
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What body system has glands that produce chemicals that influence specific target cells?
Endocrine system
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How do chemical messenger hormones move around the body?
Through blood
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What are general metabolic hormones? Give 1 example.
They can influence all cells ex. insulin
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What is the function of tropic hormones?
To stimulate other endocrine glands
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What endocrine glands serves as an intermediary for endocrine and nervous system?
Hypothalamus
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Recieve info from brain Initiate hormone production
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Name two main parts of the pituitary gland
1. Neurohypophysis 2. adenohypophysis
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Where is Neurohormone produced?
At cell body of Neurosecretary neurons
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Describe the path that neurohormone takes after it is produced in the cell body
Cell body > Axon > blood sinusoid > Circulation
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What is a sinusoid?
Collecting chamber attached to a blood vessel
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What is the neurohemal organ?
Axon terminal and sinusoid that allow neurohormones into the blood stream
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What is the neurohemal organ of the pituitary gland?
Neurohypophysis
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What is the neurohemal organ of the hypothalamus?
Median eminence
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What is the neurohemal organ in the spinal cord of fish?
Urophysis
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Where do neurohormones released from the hypothalamus go?
Either directly to neurohypophysis or through median eminence to adenohypophysis
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What is the hypophyseal portal system?
set of veins connecting hypothalamus and adenohypophysis
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Which endocrine gland is considered the "Master gland"?
Pituitary
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Which gland stimulates the pituitary?
Hypothalamus
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What is the function of the pituitary gland?
Control the activity of other glands
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Where is Pars Nervosa tissue located?
Neurohypohphysis of the pituitary
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What is the function of Pars nervosa tissue?
To store and secrete hormones produced by the hypothalamus
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Name 2 hormones stored in pars nervosa tissue. What are their functions?
Antidiuretic hormone - optional H2O absorption Oxytocin - stimulated muscles of uterus (for birth) and mammary glands (produce milk)
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What stimulates oxytocin production?
Breast feeding and physical contact Known as "bonding hormone"
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What group of mammals has high levels of oxytocin?
Monogamous mammals
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Where is pars intermedia tissue found?
Adenohypophysis
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What does pars intermedia tissue produce?
melanophore-stimulating hormone
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What is the function of melanophore-stimulating hormone?
mammals- adds pigment to hair follicles Other vertebrates - influence dark pigment in chromatophores
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Where is pars distalis tissue located?
Adenohypophysis
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What is the function of pars distalis tissue?
Produce 4 tropic hormones and 2 direct effect hormones
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Name 4 tropic hormones produced in pars distalis tissue.
1.) Thyroid-stimulating 2. Adenocorticotropic 3.) Follicle-stimulating 4.) Lutenizing
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What is the function of follicle stimulating hormones in females? Males?
Females - stimulates follicle growth and egg development in the ovary Males - stimulates spermatogenesis (sperm production)
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What is the function of Lutenizing hormone in females? Males?
Females-Ovulation Males- Androgen synthesis in testes
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Name 2 direct effect hormones produced in pars distalis tissue
1.) Somatotropin 2.) Prolactin
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What is the function of Somatotropin?
stimulate muscle and bone growth
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What is somatotropin called in humans
Human growth hormone
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What is the function of Prolactin?
influence reproductive behaviors
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Name three groups and how prolactin influences their reproductive behavior.
Salamanders - stimulate migration to breeding pools Mammals- stimulates milk products Birds - stimulate nesting behaviors
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What gland controls hormone production in adenohypophysis?
Hypothalamus
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How does the adenohypophysis know to produce and release hormones?
The hypothalamus produces releasing hormone Ex. HGH releasing hormone
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How does the adenohypophysis know to stop producing and releasing hormones?
The hypothalamus produces inhibiting hormones Ex. HGH inhibiting hormone
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Where is the Pineal gland located?
Epithalamus
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What hormone is secreted from the Pineal gland?
Melatonin
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What is the function of Melatonin
Control skin pigmentation control circadian rhythms
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What will skin look like if melatonin levels are high?
Pale skin
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Where are adrenal glands located in fish and amphibians?
scattered in parts of abdomen
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Where are adrenal glands located in amniotes?
discrete glands anterior to kidneys
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Name two tissues found in adrenal glands
Aminogetic tissue Steroidogenic tissue
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What is the function of aminogetic tissue?
Produce norepinephrine and epinephrine
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What is another name for epinephrine?
Adrenaline
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What is the function of norepinephrine and epinephrine?
Stimulate response to short-term environmental stress (fight or flight)
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What is aminogetic tissue called in humans?
Adrenal Medulla
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Where does epinephrine go in the body? What does it stimulate?
To liver- stimulates glycogenolysis= raise blood sugar
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Where does epinephrine and norepinephrine go in the body? What does it stimulate?
To trachea- stimulates dilation = raise O2 in blood and heart rate
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What is steroidogenic tissue called in humans?
Adrenal cortex
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What hormones does steroidogenic tissue produce?
Glucocortiocoids mineralcortocoids
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what is the function of Glucocorticoids?
Stimulates the conversion of protein to glucose
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What is the function of mineralocorticoids?
stimulates reabsorption of sodium and water in renal tubule = increase blood pressure
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What else is produced in small amounts in adrenal glands?
Sex hormones
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What three categories of steroid hormones do Gonads produce?
1.) androgens 2.) estrogens 3.) progesterones
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What is the function of steroid hormones?
- Influence growth and development - regulate reproductive cycles and sexual behaviors - stimulate secondary sexual characters
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Where are androgens produced?
Male testes
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What do androgens stimulate to produce sperm?
Seminiferous tubules
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What do androgens stimulate to secrete testosterone?
Interstitial cells
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What secrets estrogen in the ovaries
Developing follicles
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What does estrogen stimulate in mammals?
development and vascularization of the uterine lining (preparing for implantation)
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What is it called after the follicle ruptures in the ovaries?
Corpus Luteum
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What does the corpus luteum secrete?
Estrogen and progesterone
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What is the function of estrogen and progesterone?
Maintains uterine lining and pregnancy
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What stops the production of follicle-stimulating hormone and lutenizing hormone?
High levels of progesterone and estrogen
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What happens when there is high levels of progesterone and estrogen in the body?
Ovulation stops follicle development stops (mechanism for birth control)
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what is Chorionic gonadotropin?
produced by embryo to maintain corpus luteum
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How long is the corpus luteum maintained by embryos? What takes over after this time?
1st 3 months of pregnancy placenta takes over
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what hormone causes morning sickness?
Human chorionic gonadotropin
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What structure does the thyroid evolve from?
endostyle
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Where is thyroid tissue located in fish?
the tissue is scattered around the ventral aorta or pharyngeal arches
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What does the thyroid gland in tetrapods look like?
Usually paired, discrete glands
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Name two hormones produced in the thyroid gland
Thyroxine Calcitonin
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What is the active form of thyroxine in the body?
Triiodothyronine (T3)
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What is the function of Thyroxine?
Stimulates metabolism and growth/metamorphosis in amphibians
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What does an iodine deficiency cause? What solved this problem?
Goiter: big swelling of thyroid Fixed by iodized salt
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What is the function of calcitonin?
Promotes calcium deposit into bones
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Where is calcitonin produced in mammals? other verts?
mammals - thyroid other verts - ultimolorbranchial gland
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What hormone does the parathyroid produce?
Parathyroid hormone
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What is the function of the parathyroid hormone?
stimulates calcium release from bones (antagonist to calcitonin)
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What vertebrate groups lack discrete parathyroid glands?
fish and amphibians
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What two tissues is the pancreas made of?
Acini Pancreatic islet
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What does acini tissue produce?
enzymes
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What does pancreatic islet produce?
Hormones
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What hormones are produced by pancreatic islet tissue?
Insulin Glucagon
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What is the function of insulin?
Stimulates cells to take up glucose
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What is the function of glucagon?
Stimulate glycogen breakdown = increase blood sugar
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What kind of hormones are insulin and thyroid hormones?
general metabolic hormones
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What is type 1 diabetes?
The body attacks cells that produce insulin = high blood sugar
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What is type 2 diabetes?
Body doesn't produce insulin or the cells become resistant
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What is the Magnum in shark oviducts?
secretes albumin (egg white [protein and water])
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What is spermathecae?
Fold of the oviduct/ cloaca for sperm storage
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What vertebrates have spermathecae?
Squamates, turtles, salamanders, birds
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what vertebrate group incubates their eggs briefly outside and takes care of them for a long time?
Monotremes
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What group of mammals has short internal development and longer development in a pouch?
Marsupials
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What group of mammals has longer internal development than external development?
Placentals
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What is the highly vascularized lining of Therian uteri?
Endometrium
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What is the muscular wall of therian uteri?
Myometrium
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Where does the vagina open to in primates?
Vestibule of vulva
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What is special about the reproductive tract of some Marsupials
Duplex- 2 separate reproductive tracts
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Describe the reproductive tract of Therians
2 uterine horns fused distally
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Describe the bipartite reproductive tract. Give two examples
has slight partitioning ex. rabbits and hampsters