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Bio 241: Animal Biology > Lab: Perch Anatomy > Flashcards

Lab: Perch Anatomy Flashcards

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What is #1? Function?

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Head; houses eyes ,nares, and mouth

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What is #2? Function?

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Eye; receive visual stimuli/ adapted for life in water

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What is #3? Function?

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Nares; allow water to enter oral cavity

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What is #4? Function?

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Mouth; contains the mandible and maxilla/ lined with teeth

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What is #5? Function?

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Operculum; covers and protects soft gills underneath

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What is #6? Function?

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Pectoral fin; allow for direction change while swimming

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What is #7? Function?

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Anterior Dorsal Fin; provides stability when moving

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What is #8? Function?

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Posterior Dorsal Fin; provides stability when moving

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What is #9? Function?

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Caudal fin; moves side to side to propel fish in water

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What is #10 ? Function?

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Pelvic fin; assist in directional movements/ stability

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What is #11 ? Function?

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Anal fin; stability during swimming

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What is #12 ? Function?

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Lateral Line; sense organ that detects changes in pressure, movement, and vibration

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What is #13 ? Function?

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Gills; absorb oxygen and expel carbon dioxide (similar to lungs)

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What is #14? Function?

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Skull; protects/supports sensory structures and brain

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What is #15 ? Function?

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Vertebrae; provide support for spinal cord and attachment for myomeres

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What is #16 ? Function?

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Spines; Move for swimming

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What is #17 ? Function?

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Teeth; grasp food during feeding and guide food to esophagus

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What is #18 ? Function?

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Oral cavity; entrance point for water

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What is #19 ? Function?

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Tongue; pushes food toward esophagus

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What is #20 ? Function?

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Esophagus; moves food toward rest of digestive tract via perstalisis

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What is #21? Function?

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Stomach; chemically/ mechanically digests food

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What is #22? Function?

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Pyloric Caeca; secrete digestive enzymes

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What is #23? Function?

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Intestine; nutrient absorption

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What is #24 ? Function?

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Rectum; stores waste until excretion

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What is #25 ? Function?

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Anus; excretory site

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What is #26 ? Function?

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Spleen; creates/destroys RBC

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What is #27 ? Function?

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Pancreas; regulates blood glucose levels by secreting enzymes

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What is #28 ? Function?

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Liver; makes bile for gall bladder to store

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What is #29 ? Function?

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Gall Bladder; stores bile/ releases for breakdown of fats

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What is #30? Function?

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Kidney; filters blood of liquid wastes

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What is #31? Function?

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Urinary Bladder; stores urine

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What is #32? Function?

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Air bladder; provides buoyancy

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What is #33? Function?

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Urogenital Opening; exit for urine and sperm/eggs

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What is #34? Function?

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Testes; sperm production

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What is #35? Function?

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Ovary with Eggs; egg production

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What is #36? Function?

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Atrium; receives blood returning from the body

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What is #37? Function?

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Bulbous Arteriosus; maintains continuous blood flow to gills

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What is #38? Function?

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Ventricle; pumps blood out of the gills

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What is #39? Function?

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Brain; thinking/cognition

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What is #40? Function?

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Olfactory Nerve; Interpret signals from receptors and send to brain

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What is #41? Function?

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Olfactory Bulb; aid in sense of smell

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What is #42? Function?

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Spinal Cord; carries impulses from brain to body

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What is #43? Function?

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Dorsal Aorta; pumps blood out to body

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What is #44? Function?

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Ventral Aorta; pumps blood out to gills

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