Intro to animal kingdom Flashcards
Give the etymology of the word Zoology
(Gr. zoon + logos)
structure of entire
organisms and their
parts
Anatomy:
:
structure and function
of cells
Cytology
interaction of
organisms with their
environment
Ecology:
development of an
animal from the
fertilized egg to birth
or hatching
Embryology:
mechanisms of
transmission of traits
from parents to
offspring
Genetics:
Study of Tissues
Histology:
subcellular details of
animal structure and
function
Molecular Biology:
function of organisms and their parts
Physiology:
Insects
Entomology:
Amphibians
and Reptiles
Herpetology:
Fishes
Ichthyology:
Birds
Ornithology:
Protozoa
Protozoology:
arrangement of body parts
without a central axis or point
(e.g., sponges)
Asymmetry
a single plane passing between the upper and lower surfaces and through the longitudinal axis divides the animal into right and left mirror images (e.g., vertebrates)
Bilateral Symmetry
any plane passing through the
oral-aboral axis divides the
animal into mirror images (e.g.,
cnidarians)
Radial Symmetry
The end opposite the mouth
Aboral
The end containing the mouth
Oral
The head end; usually the end of a bilateral animal that
meets its environment
Anterior
The tail end
Posterior
Toward the tail
Caudal
Toward the head
Cephalic
Away from the point of attachment of a structure on the body
Distal