Mudpuppy 2 Flashcards
internal opening of nasal passage, seen on roof of oral cavity
choana
most anterior row of teeth
premaxillary teeth
medial, second row of teeth
vomerine teeth
lateral, second row of teeth
pterygoid teeth
lower jaw teeth
dentary teeth
teeth on lower posterior end of jaw
coronoid teeth
supported by hyoid arch, behind coronoid teeth
tongue
arch lying deep in the oral cavity
hyoid arch
arch lying more anterior in oral cavity
mandibular arch
on the floor of the pharynx, between entrances to slits, small slit like opening into respiratory system
glottis
large, elongated, dark, mid ventral structure
liver
large mesentery connecting viscera to abdominal wall
falciform ligament
passes along mid ventral abdominal wall and toward liver through the posterior margin of the falciform ligament
ventral abdominal vein
thin-walled sac at posteroventral portion of the cavity
urinary bladder
lies dorsal and slightly to the left of the liver, long, light coloured tube
stomach
mesentery supporting the stomach
greater omentum (mesogaster)
mesentery supporting intestined
mesentery proper
mesentery extending between duodenum and dorsal surface of liver and between liver and stomach respectively
hepatoduodenal and gastrohepatic ligaments
elongated, hangs from dorsal posterior left side of the stomach
spleen
marked constriction denoting the end of the stomach
pyloric sphincter
immediately following pyloric sphincter
small intestine
short, straight, following small intestine
large intestine
first loop of small intestine
duodenum
lies along duodenum and partly within hepatoduodenal ligament
pancreas
dorsal to stomach and between liver and stomach, long, thin
lung
large vessel passing through mesentery between mesentery supporting anterodorsal portion of liver
posterior vena cava
embedded in dorsal part of the liver
hepatic portal vein
thin, translucent, greenish sac at posterodorsal liver
gall bladder
along dorsal wall, tapers anteriorly
kidney
elongated organ ventral to kidney
testis
longitudinal tube along margin of kidney, coiled anteriorly, straight posteriorly
archinephric duct
at margins of cloacal opening
cloacal papillae
numerous tiny tubules that clump sperm into spermatophores
cloacal gland
granular elongated gonad
ovary
long prominent and convoluted tube lying between ovary and kidney, extending the length of the cavity
oviduct
funnel shaped, into which eggs pass after they have been released into coelum
ostium
