Lesson 1 - Introduction Flashcards
study of structure of vertebrates (descriptive morphology) and of the functional significance of the structure (functional morphology)
Comparative vertebrate anatomy
Systems that are affected by the environment
- Skeletal
- Muscular
System that is affected by type of food
Digestive System
Digestive System of carnivores
shorter and simpler digestive system
Digestive System of herbivores
- several stomach chambers
- comparatively longer digestive tract
Two categories of animals
- invertebrates
- vertebrates
no vertebral column
invertebrates
with vertebral column
vertebrates
transitional between invertebrates and vertebrates
protochordates
Phylum Chordata: The Big Four
- pharyngeal slits
- dorsal nerve cord
- notochord
- post-anal tail
openings that connect the inside of the throat to the outside of the “neck”
pharyngeal slits
bundle of nerve fibers which run down the “back”, connects the brain with the lateral muscles and other organs
dorsal nerve cord
cartilaginous rod running underneath, and supporting, the nerve cord
notochord
extension of the body past the anal opening
post-anal tail
Tunicates in adulthood
sessile
fixed in one place, immobile
sessile
animals that have notochord at least in the embryo stage
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum.. ?
- Subphylum Urochordata
- Subphylum Cephalochordata
- Subphylum Craniata
group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons
Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicates/ Sea Squirts)
consists of a notochord extended to the head region
Subphylum Cephalochordata
- chordates with a nuerocranium (braincase)
- posses a cranium, which is a bony, cartilaginous, or fibrous structure surrounding the brain, jaw, and facial bones
- includes all vertebrates and the hagfishes (Myxini), which have a cranium but lack a backbone
Subphylum Craniata
braincase
neurocranium
craniates without vertebrae
hagfish
craniates with vertebrae
vertebrata
Three Regional Components of Phylum Chordata
- Head
- Trunk
- Tail
- special sense organs
- brain (receive and process essential information)
- where the jaws are located
- in fishes - where gills for respiration can be found
- were most sense organs are found
- monitor external environments
Head
the concentration of sense organs, nervous control, etc., at the anterior end of the body, forming a head and brain, both during evolution and in the course of an embryo’s development.
cephalization
- coelom (houses most of the viscera)
- pectoral and pelvic appendages
- neck
- body wall - surrounds the coelom (muscle, vertebral column and ribs)
trunk
fluid-filled body cavity of an animal that contains the internal organs
coelom
surrounds the coelom (muscle, vertebral column and ribs)
body wall
- commences at the anus or vent (post anal)
- caudal continuation of the body wall muscles, axial skeleton, nerves and blood vessels
tail
Three Principal Body Axes
- longitudinal axis (anteroposterior)
- dorsoventral axis
- left-right axis (bilateral symmetry)
Three principal anatomic planes
- transverse plane
- frontal plane
- sagittal plane
- divides the body into an upper (superior) section and a lower (inferior) section
- left and right and the dorsoventral plane
transverse plane
- divides the body into dorsal (posterior or back) and ventral (anterior or front) portions
- left and right and longitudinal axes
frontal plane
- divides the body into a left section and a right section
- longitudinal and dorsoventral plane
sagittal plane
Craniate Characteristics
- cranium
- three-part brain
- neural crest and its derivatives
- paired external sense organs
- cartilage
- bilateral symmetry
- chordate “big four”
- bones that form the head. - made up of cranial bones (bones that surround and protect the brain) and facial bones (bones that form the eye sockets, nose, cheeks, jaw, and other parts of the face)
cranium
bones that surround and protect the brain
cranial bones
bones that form the eye sockets, nose, cheeks, jaw, and other parts of the face
facial bones
Three parts of the brain
- cerebrum
- cerebellum
- brainstem
- collection of multipotent stem cells located at the side of the neural tube proximal to the epidermal layer after neurulation
- These cells migrate throughout the embryo using a variety of mechanisms and give rise to a large range of cell types.
neural crest
ex. of paired external sense organs
- olfactory
- optic
Vertebrate Characteristics
- vertebral column
- two semicircular canals
- electroreception
- lateral line system with
- multicellular neuromasts
- soft tissue specializations
- bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone
- encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord
vertebral column
three tiny, fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that help you keep your balance
semicircular canals
- biological ability to perceive natural electrical stimuli
- has been observed almost exclusively in aquatic or amphibious animals, since salt-water is a much better conductor than air, the currently known exceptions being echidnas, cockroaches and bees
Electroreception
system of tactile sense organs, unique to aquatic vertebrates from cyclostome fishes (lampreys and hagfish) to amphibians, that serves to detect movements and pressure changes in the surrounding water.
lateral line system
consist of sensory cells, which detect water movement by deflection of cilia, and associated support and mantle cells.
Neuromasts
- includes a variety of distinct tissues with specialized cells and unique ground substances that result in wide-ranging properties.
- include adipose, cartilage, bone, blood, and lymphatic tissues
- tissues contribute to diverse functions
Specialized connective tissue
- modified parts of the lateral line system and primarily sensitive to electrical fields (they can help a shark sense prey by detecting the electrical fields generated by activities of the prey)
ampullae of Lorenzini
Structures common to Craniate and Vertebrates
- Notochord
- Pharynx
- Doral hollow nervous system
rod of living cells ventral to central nervous system and dorsal to alimentary canal
notochord
- also called the digestive tract
- This long tube of organs makes a pathway for food to travel through the body
- runs from the mouth to the anus (where poop comes out) and includes the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
alimentary canal
notochord remains as the chief axial skeleton
protochordates
Notochord persists the length of the trunk and tail, constricted within the centrum of each vertebra
- fishes
- amphibians
Fate of notochord in fishes and amphibians
- persists length of trunk and tail
- constricted within the centrum of each vertebra
notochord almost disappears during development (e.g. remains as a pulpy nucleus in the vertebrae of mammals)
- reptiles
- birds
- mammals