Lecture 14 Part 2 Flashcards
Salt Tolr. Funct.: Euryhaline-can tolerate
large fluctuations in salt conc. (salinity)
Salinity- fishes that move from
saltwater to brackish water or fresh water
Salt Tolr. Funct.: Stenohaline-can only withstand
narrow salinity range
Which gland do mam have? Distal tubule in kidney recovers..
sweat glands.
..salt from urine
Which gland do marine rept./birds have?
Salt glands
In cart. fishes-excrt. salts. Which gland?
Rectal gland
Oviduct/Fallopian tube transport…
ova, shell glands/add layers of memb. or shell
Uterus/Uterine horns-holds eggs waiting to be
laid or embryos complt. developt.
Testis (contain. seminiferous tubules)- makes
sperm
Epididymis-
stores sperm
Vas deferens (ductus deferens)- transports
sperm from epididymis to cloaca
Seminal Vesicles prostate, bulbourethral gland- add sections to
nourish/protect sperm
Sperm Transf./Fertil.: All External- occurs in most
water dwelling verts
most fishes and frogs
Sperm Transf./Fertil.: Both- Sperm Transf.=
external; fertil.=internal
Both: Sharks-use clasper to help channel…
sperm into cloaca of female