fish Flashcards
Vertebral Column
support and stricter of fish
Neural crest
is a transient embryonic structure in vertebrates that gives rise to most of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and to several non-neural cell types, including smooth muscle cells of the cardiovascular system, pigment cells in the skin, and craniofacial bones, cartilage, and connective tissue.
Fin
helps stare and Gide
Scale
skin of fish
Operculum
a structure that closes or covers an aperture, in particular.
Atrium
fish heart
Ventricle
a hollow part or cavity in an organ, in particular.
Nephron
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.
Lateral line
a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs that detect pressure and vibration.
Spawning
release or deposit eggs.
Swim bladder
a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy.
Jawless fish
Agnatha is a superclass of jawless fish in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, consisting of both present and extinct species. The group is sister to all vertebrates with jaws, known as gnathostomes.
Cartilaginous fish
that have a skeleton made of cartilage, rather than bone. All sharks, skates, and rays
Bony fish
Osteichthyes, popularly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse taxonomic group of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue, as opposed to cartilage
spot on the tail
Bowfin/Dogfish
