Fish anatomy Flashcards
dentary teeth
teeth attached to the dentary
Mandible
lower jaw
Pineal organ?
may detect light and may affect the distribution of skin pigments and reproductive behaviour
Branchial basket?
surrounds gills and heart
tongue
Gall Bladder?
small pouch that sits just under the liver. stores bile produced by the liver.
Buccall funnel
a circular, sucker like mouth fringed with cilia called buccal papillae and containing tooth like organs (keratinized teeth)
sinus venosus?
the first chamber of the heart that empties into the atrium
atrium?
pumps blood into the ventricles
palatal teeth
teeth on the palate
esophagus
carries food to the stomach
gill slits?
any of a series of openingings between the gill arches of a fish, through which water passes from the pharynx to the exterior, bathing the gills in the process
Bile duct?
the bile ducts carry bile from the liver and gallbladder through the pancrease to the duodenum which is a part of the small intestine.
Pancrease?
is an organ located in the abdomen and it plays an essential role in converting food we eat into fuel for the bodys cell.
ventricle?
pumps blood into the arteries