fishhhh Flashcards
Vertebral Column
spine
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
Fin
a flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, used for propelling, steering, and balancing.
Scale
each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another
Operculum
a secreted plate that serves to close the aperture of a gastropod mollusk’s shell when the animal is retracted
Atrium
each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles
Ventricle
a hollow part or cavity in an organ
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
gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy
Jawless fish
the class Agnatha that lack jaws
Cartilaginous fish
a fish of a class distinguished by having a skeleton of cartilage rather than bone, including the sharks, rays, and chimeras
Bony fish
a fish of a large class distinguished by a skeleton of bone, and comprising the majority of modern fishes
Devonian Period
geologic period and system of the Paleozoic, spanning 60 million years from the end of the Silurian, 419.2 million years ago