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Lab 1 Flashcards

1
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Hair that exhibits continuous growth

A

Angora

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2
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Hair that reaches a definitive length and is shed

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Definitive

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3
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Long, stiff hairs, that serve as tactile receptors

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Vibrissae

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4
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Hair that functions primarily for protection

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Guard Hair

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5
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Hair that usually consists of short, dense undercoat

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Under Hair

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6
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Glands that produce milk to nourish young

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Mammary Glands

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7
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Provides pressure gradient for respiration

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Muscular Diaphragm

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8
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How many chambers does a mammal heart have?

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4

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9
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How many aortic arches do mammals have? what direction?

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1, to the left

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10
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Opening in bone for a blood vessel or nerve

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Foramen

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11
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Projection of bone

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Process

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12
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Knob-shaped bump on bone

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Condyle

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13
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Depression in bone for muscle attachment

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Fossa

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14
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Elevated region of bone

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Crest or ridge

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15
Q

area between zygomatic arch and cranium where eye rests

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Orbit

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16
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rounded, hollow, thin-walled structure

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Bullae

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17
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Opening through bone

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Fenestra

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18
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Junction between two contiguous bones of the skull

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Suture

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19
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5 differentiated sections of the vertebral column

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Caudal

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20
Q

Lower jaw is composed of how many pairs of Dentaries?

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1 pair

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21
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How does the lower jaw interact with the cranium?

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Dentary-squamosal jaw articulation

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22
Q

Points and bumps on crown of tooth

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Cusps

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23
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Portion of tooth above gumline

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Crown

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24
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side of the teeth closest to the tongue

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lingual surface

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25
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side of the teeth closest to the cheek

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Labial/buccal surface

26
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surface of the tooth that meets with the tooth in the opposing jaw

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Occlusal surface

27
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Gap between teeth

28
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Having 2 sets of teeth, baby and adult teeth

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Diphyodont dentition

29
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Having one set of teeth

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Monophyodont dentition

30
Q

Having teeth that vary in size, structure, and function

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Heterodont dentition

31
Q

Chisel-like teeth that are used for gathering and gnawing

32
Q

Long, unicuspid teeth that are used for gathering and holding

33
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Flattened teeth used for grinding and slicing, behind canines

34
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Flattened teeth used for grinding and slicing, behind premolar

35
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teeth that are the same in size, structure, and function

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Homodont dentition

36
Q

High crowned molars; allows teeth to wear down but still be useful

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Hypsodont dentition

37
Q

low crowned molars

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Brachyodont dentition

38
Q

primitive molar, all other molars evolved from this type

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Tribosphenic

39
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Modified tribosphenic molar with crests connecting cusps

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Lambdodont

40
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Upper molar has a “V” shaped crest

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Zalambdodont

41
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Upper molar has a “W” shaped crest

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Dilambdodont

42
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Modified tribosphenic molar containing an extra cusp giving the molar a square shape

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Euthermorphic

43
Q

Cusps fused together to form long ridges; provides abrasive surface for grinding vegetation.

44
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Cusps are elongated and form ridges that are crescent shaped and longitudinally oriented.

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Selenodont

45
Q

Quadrate molars with round cusps

46
Q

cusps are reduced to 2 major cusps that form a sharp cutting edge

47
Q

A specialized secodont molar found only in the Order Carnivora

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Carnassial Pair

48
Q

Shorthand method used my mammalogists to indicate number of teeth.

A

Dental formula

49
Q

Name the 3 middle ear bones

A

Malleus, incus, and stapes

50
Q

Derived from the articular bone in lower jaw

51
Q

derived from quadrate bone found in cranium

52
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Derived from columella

53
Q

Walking

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Ambulatory

54
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Running

55
Q

Jumping

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Saltasorial

56
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Climbing utilizing long, sharp claws

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Scansorial

57
Q

Hand over hand swinging

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Brachiating

58
Q

quadrapedal inverted “walk” while hanging under tree limbs

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sloth movement

59
Q

Entire foot rests flat on the ground

A

Plantigrade

60
Q

Only phalanges rest on the ground

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Digitigrade

61
Q

Only the distal most ends of the phalanges (Tip toe) rest on the ground

A

Unguligrade

62
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Columnar limbs in which each bone is positioned directly above the bone below.

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Mammalogy (8 decks)

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