Fish Flashcards
The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, and serves as a flexible bony case for the spinal cord.
Vertebral Column
is a transient embryonic structure in vertebrates that gives rise to most of the peripheral nervous system
Neural crest
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing
Fin
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing
Scale
A bony plate that covers and protects the gills of most bony fishes.
Operculum
is the upper chamber in which blood enters the heart.
Atrium
is a hollow area or cavity within an organ, usually filled with some kind of fluid.
Ventricle
The structural and functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
is a system of sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding wate
Lateral line
is the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals.
Spawning
is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish
Swim bladder
any of the taxonomic group (Agnatha) of primitive vertebrates without jaws including cyclostomes and extinct related forms — compare bony fish
Jawless fish
having the skeleton wholly or largely composed of cartilage
Cartilaginous fish
having a skeleton that is completely made of bone, rather than partially or completely made of cartilage
Bony fish
large eyes and short snout
Bowfin/Dogfish
