Lecture 1- Introduction And Vertebrate Body Plan Flashcards
List the three subphylum of the phylum Chordata.
> subphylum Cephalochordata
> subphylum Urochordata
> subphylum Vertebrata
List the major characteristics of the subphylum Cephalochordata.
> these include the cephalochordates or lancets (e.g., amphioxous, genus Branchiostomata (
List the characteristics of the subphylum Urochordata.
> these include the ascidians (sea squirts), thaliaceans, and larva cleans, all of which are small marine organisms
List the characteristics of the subphylum Vertebrata.
> as the name implies, these include all the vertebrates– past and present. This includes YOU.
The subphylum Vertebrata is divided into which two superclasses?
> Pisces: >>> this superclass includes all of the fishes, Bothe extant and extinct
> Tetrapods: >>> this superclass includes all the tetrapods, both extant and extinct
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Agnatha (subphylum Pisces).
> Class Agnatha: >>> this class is made up of both extinct and extant fishes, all of which share the same lack of jaws and paired appendages. Living members of this class include the marine hagfishes and the marine freshwater lampreys
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Acanthodii (subphylum Pisces).
> class Acanthodii: >>> this class includes ONLY extinct members and is represented by the "spiny sharks", which are spiny but are not sharks
> > > members of this class along with those of the class Placodermi are sometimes referred to as gnathostomes, referring to the fact that they were the first vertebrates with jaws
> > > note, however, that all vertebrates other than agnathans possess jaws
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Placodermi (subphylum Pisces).
> class Placodermi: >>> this class includes early jawed fishes with paired fins. They are all extinct but included both small species as well as very large representatives
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Chondrichthyes (subphylum Pisces).
> class Chondrichthyes: >>> members of this class lack the ability to form bone
> > > their skeletal systems are made up entirely of cartilage
> > > in addition to extinct forms, this class includes modern sharks, skates, rays, and related specie
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Osteichthyes (subphylum Pisces).
> class Osteichthyes: >>>this class includes the largest number of species of fishes
> > > the class name refers to the fact these fishes have a skeletal system of bone, although many of them still retain a considerable amount of cartilage within their skeletal system
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Amphibian (subphylum Tetrapods).
> class Amphibia: >>> this class includes extinct amphibian species as well as modern frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Reptilia (subphylum Tetrapods).
> class Reptilia: >>> members of this class includes not only extant lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodilians, and related species, but also the extinct dinosaurs, flying reptiles such as pterosaurs, and marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Aves (subphylum Tetrapods).
> class Aves: >>> ALL birds, both extinct and extant, belong to this class. The major characteristic is the presence of feathers
List the characteristics of the members belonging to the class Mammalia (subphylum Tetrapods).
> class Mammalian: >>>this class includes ALL mammals, both extinct and extant. Major characteristics of this class include the presence of hair and mammary glands
What are the four anatomical features that an animal must possess in order to be included in the phylum Chordata?
> dorsal hollow nerve cord
pharyngeal “gill” slits, arches, and pouches
a notochord
post-anal tail
True or False: all of the four anatomical features needed to be included in the phylum Chordata must be present in the adult form?
> False
> these features do not have to be present in the adult, BUT they must at least be present in the embryo or larva
» adult sea squirts have notochord in the tail in the larval form, but it is lost in the sessile adults
»humans would appear to have lost the notochord in the adult, as well as the pharyngeal gill slits, but remnants are still present
What structure represents the future Britain and spinal cord?
> the dorsal hollow nerve cord
» it arises embryo logically as a hollow tube located dorsal to the notochord
» the hollow nature of the embryonic neural tube is retained in all adult vertebrates in the form of hollow cavities within the brain (ventricles) and spinal cord (spinal canal)
» note that in many invertebrates, the nervous system consists of a solid ventral nerve cord
The pharynx is what part of the gut tube?
> the pharynx is the cranial portion of the gut tube
All chordate embryos are characterized by the presence of what structures?
> pharyngeal pouches (also called branchial punches)
» often, at least in the embryo, these punches may open to the exterior as pharyngeal slits
» in many chordates, such as fishes, these slits persist in the adult as gill slits
» these slits general connect the interior of the pharynx with the external environment of the organism, but in the non-vertebrate chordates, such as amphioxus, the gill slits open into the specialized chamber, the atrium, which then opens to the exterior via an opening call the atriopore
What is a pharyngeal arch?
> The portion of the pharyngeal wall between a pair of adjacent gill pouches
Each pharyngeal arch consists of what?
> a pharyngeal skeletal element
branchiomeric muscles
cranial nerve branches
an aortic arch
True or False: a pharyngeal arch is also located in front of the first pharyngeal pouch and behind the last pouch
> true
The first pharyngeal arch is also known as what?
> mandibular arch
The second pharyngeal arch is also known as what?
> hyoid arch
The first pair of pharyngeal pouches, into which the first pair of gill slits open, become what structures In tetrapods?
> auditory tubes and middle ear cavities
The second pair of pharyngeal pouches form the pouches of what structures in mammals?
> the palatine tonsils
The primitive vertebrate pharynx was a device used for doing what?
> the primitive vertebrate pharynx as a device for filtering food out of a respiratory water stream
External gills develop as outgrowths from which structures?
> external gills develop as outgrowths from pharyngeal arches
True or False: The lungs arise from a mid ventral evagination of the pharyngeal floor?
> true
Oxygen may be obtained from the water flowing through the pharyngeal gill slits if what?
> if the walls of the pharyngeal gill slits are highly vascularized
While many organisms use the pharyngeal gill slits for respiration, what was their original function?
> the original function of the pharyngeal gill slits was for filter feeding
» water bearing microscopic food particles (plankton) moves from the exterior through the mouth and then through the gill slits to the atrium or to the exterior
> > > microscopic food particles are the trapped by the gill slits and made available to the organism
This structure is formed in all chordates and serves as a primitive skeletal structure?
> notochord
Summarize the functions of the notochord.
> the notochord is formed in all chordates and serves as a primitive skeletal structure
> > > the notochord imbibes water and serves as a hydrostatic skeleton, especially for the embryo
» dessication during the embryonic development is detrimental partly because of the collapse of the notochord
> > > the notochord consists of a rod of living cells located immediately ventral to the dorsal hollow nerve cord and dorsal to the gut tube
» the cells of the notochord superficially resemble cartilage, but it is not cartilage, nor is it considered to be a true connective tissue
> > > in some lower vertebrates such as the agnathans (e.g., lampreys) the notochord is the only axial support system
> > > in adult modern birds,, reptiles, and mammals, the notochord is almost or completely obliterated
> > > its remnants may be found in the intervertebral discs of mammals and reptiles as the nucleus pulposus
> > > the notochord is also responsible (as amorphous chordates orders) for initiating the formation of the central nervous system, which is always located dorsal to the notochord
The vertebral column is only found in ________?
> vertebrates
Summarize the functions of the vertebral column
> the vertebral column is only found in vertebrates
» it is a series of irregularly-shaped elements (made of cartilage and/or bone) that surround and protect the nerve cord and also provide a flexible but strong axial support
> > > in terrestrial vertebrates the vertebral column is more important as an axial support system because it is more rigid than the notochord and can better resist the effects of gravity
> > > conversely, the notochord is retained to some degree in many aquatic vertebrates, such as fishes and salamanders, because it is more flexible and, therefore, more useful for undulating swimming movements
Name the major areas of the vertebrate body.
> head
trunk
tail
appendages
Summarize the head of the vertebrate body.
> contains a concentration of sense organ (cephalization) and is part of the body usually to enter a new milieu
Summarize the trunk of the vertebrate body.
> contains most of the viscera and serves as a central support for the appendages
> the head and trunk may be connected by a slender stalk, the neck
Summarize the tail of the vertebrate body.
> the tail begins at the caudal opening of the digestive tube, the anus
> the tail is the main organ of locomotion in fishes, salamanders, and tadpoles
> some vertebrates lose their tail in the adult form
» I.e., frogs, primates, and birds
» but it is present in the embryo
> other uses for the tail >>> attachment or grasping (prehensile) >>> flyswatter (I.e., horses) >>> balance (I.e., kangaroos) >>> defense (I.e., some prehistoric dinosaurs)
Summarize the appendages of the vertebrate body.
> all modern vertebrates other than cyclosomes have two pairs of appendages
» they may be highly modified or secondarily lost (I.e., snakes)
» the appendages of a whale, bird, and human may have enormous superficial differences, but their basic anatomical plan, as we shall see, is identical
What are some other characteristics outside of the head, neck, tail, and appendages that are shared with invertebrate groups?
> cephalization > complete digestive tract > bilateral symmetry > metharism > triploblasty > eucoelomate body cavity > closed circulatory system > dueterostomy
Bilateral symmetry refers to what?
> bilateral symmetry refers to a body organization such that the body may be divided into right and left halves that are more-or-less mirror images of each other, at least externally
» note that some aspects of internal anatomy are symmetrical in the adult but often have bilateral symmetry in the embryo
Bilateral symmetry may be seen as being organized around _______ axes. These axes intersect one another and are oriented ________ to each other.
> three
> perpendicular
How many axes are used to describe the vertebrate body plan?
> three
What are the three axes that intersect with each other?
> cranial caudal axis (aka, vertical axis)
dorsal/ventral axis (aka, Sagittal axis or anterior/posterior axis)
left/ right axis
** these terms refer to quadrupedal organisms, but are also used, sometimes with minor modifications, for bipedal organisms, such as humans
The cranial/caudal axis is also referred to as what?
> vertical axis
The dorsal/ventral axis is also refereed to as what?
> sagittal axis
OR
anterior/posterior axis