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

Lab: Snake Anatomy Flashcards

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What is #1? Function?

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Scales; camouflage, has unique colors and patterns

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What is #2? Function?

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Shields; protection on dorsal & ventral head

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What is #3? Function?

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Mental Scale; provides the bottom lip of snake

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What is #4? Function?

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Chin Shields; cover throat of snake with Gular scales

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What is #5? Function?

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Gular Scales; cover throat of snake with Chin Shields

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What is #6? Function?

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Mental Groove; line that divides chin shields and gular scales

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What is #7? Function?

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Ventral Scales; signifies start of scutes; behind gular scales

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What is #8? Function?

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Scutes; locomotion, move with friction in specific direction

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What is #9? Function?

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Vent; exit point of cloaca for materials to be excreted in environment

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What is #10? Function?

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Anal Scales; protect the cloaca, can be single or layered

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What is #11? Function?

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Tail; last segment of body, come in many forms

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What is #12? Function?

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Nares; bring air into respiratory system

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What is #13? Function?

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Glottis; air inhaled from nares goes here, located on floor of mouth

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What is #14? Function?

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Eyes; track movement of predators and prey

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What is #15? Function?

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Tongue; detects smells, constantly moving to detect chemicals in the air

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What is #16? Function?

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Jacobsen’s Organ; chemicals from the tongue are passed here to be interpreted by brain

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What is #17? Function?

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Maxillary Teeth; Grasp prey during feeding, 2/4 upper rows of teeth

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What is #18? Function?

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Palatine Pterygoid Teeth; Grasp prey during feed, 2/4 upper rows of teeth

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What is #19? Function?

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Mandibular Teeth; Grasp prey during feeding, 2 rows of lower teeth

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What is #20? Function?

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Fangs; modified versions of maxillary teeth in venomous snakes

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What is #21? Function?

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Venom Glands; produces/releases venom into duct

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What is #22? Function?

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Venom Duct; receives venom from glands and delivers to target

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What is #23? Function?

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Esophagus; entry to digestive system

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What is #24? Function?

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Vertebrae; houses spinal cord and supports body

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What is #25? Function?

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Ribs; attach to vertebrae, support, protection

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What is #26? Function?

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Skull; houses/protects brain and sensory organs

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What is #27? Function?

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Hypaxial/Epaxial Muscles; coordinate movements in specific directions

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What is #28? Function?

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Muscularis Compressor Glandulae; Main muscle in head for toxic bites in venom snakes

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What is #29? Function?

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Adductor Mandibulae; close the jaw and grasp prey to subdue it

30
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What is #30? Function?

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Buccal Cavity; where digestion begins within mouth

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What is #31? Function?

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Stomach; where mechanical digestion occurs and digestive enzymes are secreted

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What is #32? Function?

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Small Intestine; further digestion, divided into 5 sections

33
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What is #32a? Function?

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Duodenum; recieves enzymes from liver and pancreas

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What is #32b? Function?

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Jejunum; middle portion of small intestine

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What is #32c? Function?

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Illeum; end portion of small intestine

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What is #33? Function?

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Liver; excretes bile/waste and stores nutrients

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What is #34? Function?

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Gall Bladder; bile from liver is stored here

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What is #35? Function?

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Spleen; makes RBC in younger snakes and destroys them in older snakes

39
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What is #36? Function?

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Pancreas; regulates blood glucose levels

40
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What is #37? Function?

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Colon; absorbs water from undigested food

41
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What is #38? Function?

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Cloaca; termination point of colon

42
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What is #39? Function?

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Kidneys; filtering liquid waste and toxins out of blood

43
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What is #40? Function?

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Ureters; storage area for waste before excretion

44
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What is #41? Function?

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Heart; 3 chambered, closed system, elongated for body

45
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What is #41a? Function?

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Right Atrium; receives oxygen-poor blood from body circulation

46
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What is #41b? Function?

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Left Atrium; receives oxygen-rich blood from pulmonary circulation

47
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What is #41c? Function?

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Ventricle; emptying point of atriums

48
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What is #42? Function?

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Thymus; production of immune cells to fight infection

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What is #43? Function?

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Thyroid; metabolism and hormone secretion to initiate shedding process

50
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What is #44? Function?

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Pulmonary Artery; empties mixed blood into cavium pulmonac

51
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What is #45? Function?

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Left Aortic Arch; ejection point of blood from cavum vanpsum; forms descending aorta

52
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What is #46? Function?

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Right Aortic Arch; ejection point of blood from cavum vanpsum; forms descending aorta

53
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What is #47? Function?

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Descending Aorta; form R and L aortic arches

54
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What is #48? Function?

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Left Carotid Artery; branch of Right aorta that carries blood to cranium

55
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What is #49? Function?

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Right Carotid Artery; Branch of R aorta that carries blood to cranium

56
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What is #50? Function?

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Pharynx; common chamber for respiratory and digestive systems

57
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What is #51? Function?

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Trachea; carries inhaled air to the lungs

58
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What is #52? Function?

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Primary Bronchi (2); receives air from trachea

59
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What is #53? Function?

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Vestigial Left Lung; reduced or absent lung in most snakes

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What is #54? Function?

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Right Lung; spans entire length of body and contains air sac

61
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What is #55? Function?

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Air Sac; gas exchange and buoyancy in water

62
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What is #56? Function?

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Choanal Slit; passageway for air inhaled to be passed to glottis

63
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What is #57? Function?

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Testes; sperm production

64
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What is #58? Function?

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Vas Deferens; connects testes to cloaca

65
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What is #59? Function?

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Ovary; egg production and storgae

66
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What is #60? Function?

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Oviduct; attaches ovaries to cloaca

67
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What is #61? Function?

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Fat Bodies; Enable sustaining energy and life functions during cold months

68
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What is #62? Function?

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Brain; part of CNs, not higher-order structure

69
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What is #63? Function?

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Spinal Cord; sends impulses to rest of body, part of CNS

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What is #64? Function?

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Telencephalon; where learning occurs and memories are stored

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What is #65? Function?

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Mesencephalon; auditory and visual processing center

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What is #66? Function?

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Cerebellum; coordination of muscles

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