Fish Flashcards
spine
Vertebral Column
Neural crest cells are a temporary group of cells unique to vertebrates that arise from the embryonic ectoderm cell layer, and in turn give rise to a diverse cell lineage—including melanocytes, craniofacial cartilage and bone, smooth muscle, peripheral and enteric neurons and glia
Neural crest
flippy flappers
Fin
never weighing myself again
Scale
technical term for gill cover
Operculum
each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body; the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein.
Atrium
a hollow part or cavity in an organ, in particular.
each of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right.
each of the four connected fluid-filled cavities in the center of the brain.
Ventricle
each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the glomerular filtrate passes before emerging as urine.
Nephron
a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs that detect pressure and vibration.
Lateral line
release or deposit eggs
Spawning
a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy.
Swim bladder
no jaws
Jawless fish
a fish of a class distinguished by having a skeleton of cartilage rather than bone, including the sharks, rays, and chimeras
Cartilaginous fish
a fish of a large class distinguished by a skeleton of bone, and comprising the majority of modern fishes.
Bony Fish
bony fishes
Dogfish