Final Exam - Body Parts Flashcards
Gill
organ for respiration in water
Lung
organ for respiration in air
Notochord
stiff rod running longitudinally down the dorsal length of an embryonic vertebrate
backbone
chain of disk-like vertebrae running down the dorsal length of an adult vertebrate
nares
nasal openings
orbits
eye sockets
Purpose and location of temporal fenestrae:
serves to increase the area of attachment of powerful jaw muscles; side of skull
Four types of temporal fenestrae in reptiles:
Anapsid, euryapsid, synapsid, diapsid
Anapsid:
No temporal fenestrae
Euryapsid:
One temporal fenestra located above the postorbital & squamosal bones
Synapsid:
One temporal fenestra located below the postorbital & squamosal bones
Diapsid:
Two temporal fenestrae, one located above & the other located below the contact between the postorbital & squamosal bones
What has anapsid?
primitive reptiles & turtles
What has euryapsid?
ichthyosaurs & plesiosaurs
What has synapsid?
mammal-like reptiles
What has diapsid?
lizards, snakes, crocodiles, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, & birds
Five main anatomical characteristics of Saurischians (Theropods & Sauropods):
- lizard-like hip structure with pubis bone protruding forward.
- teeth in front part of jaw & along sides of jaw (no predentary bone)
- scissors-type jaw (shearing action)
- includes carnivores (theropods) & omnivores (sauropods)
- includes the largest dinosaurs (sauropods)
What are carnivorous dinosaurs called?
theropods
What are omnivorous dinosaurs called?
sauropods
What has a lizard-like hip structure?
saurischians
What has a pubis bone protruding forward?
Saurischians
What has their teeth in front part of jaw and along sides of jaw (no predentary bone)?
Saurischians
What are the largest dinosaurs?
Sauropods
What two groups are included in the Saurischians?
theropods & Sauropods
Five main anatomical characteristics of Ornithischians:
- bird-like hip strucutre with pubis bone protruding forward and backward
- predentary bone in front part of jaw; teeth only along sides of jaw (no teeth in front)
- nutcracker-type jaw (chomping action)
- includes only herbivores
- includes the greatest diversity of dinosaurs
What groups are included in the Ornithischians?
Ornithopods, Stegosaurs, Ankylosaurs, Pachycehpalosaurs & Ceratposians
What has a bird-like hip structure with pubis bone protruding forward and backward?
Ornithischians
What has a predentary bone in front part of jaw; teeth only along sides of jaw (no teeth in front)?
Ornithischians
What has a nutcracker-type jaw?
Ornithischians
What group includes the herbivores?
Ornithischians