Fish Flashcards
1
Q
Backbone or Spine
A
Vertebral Column
2
Q
Holds most nervous system cells
A
Neural crest
3
Q
What fish use to swim
A
Fin
4
Q
This is called the skin of the fish
A
Scale
5
Q
Covers the gills
A
Operculum
6
Q
Muscles in the heart
A
Atrium
7
Q
A hollow part or cavity in an organ
A
Ventricle
8
Q
Each of the functional units in the kidney
A
Nephron
9
Q
A visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs which detect pressure and vibration
A
Lateral line
10
Q
Fish being born
A
Spawning
11
Q
Organ used to control buoyancy
A
Swim bladder
12
Q
Fish without jaws
A
Jawless fish
13
Q
Fish mostly made up of cartilage
A
Cartilaginous fish
14
Q
Fish with hard bony sharp scales and bones
A
Bony fish
15
Q
Long sleek with a black dot on tail
A
Bowfin/Dogfish
