Phlyum Chordata- Fishes Flashcards
Extant lobe fin fish
Coelacanth
To become spinal cord
Dorsal hollow nerve cord
Ancestor of terrestrial animals
Tiktaalik
Aquatic respiratory apparatus
Gills
Chambers responsible for pumping of blood
Ventricle
Segments of backbone
Vertebrae
Phylum for animals with backbones
Phylum chordata
Blood collecting sac posterior to atrium
Sinus Venosus
The age of fishes
Devonian Period
Regulating water and salt concentrations
Osmoregulation
Chamber of heart
Atrium
Subgroup of fishes with true bones
Lobe finned fishes
Muscular tube connecting to aorta
Bulbous Arteriosus
To be gills in fishes and jaws in humans
Pharyngeal pouches
Aquatic stabilizers
Fins
Structure extending beyond the anus
Caudal fin ( tail )
Cartilaginous fishes including rays and chimaeras
Class Chondrichtyes
Movement detecting structure down the length of a fish’s body
Lateral line
Ray-finned fishes, bony fishes
Class Osteichthyes
Subphylum cephalochordate (no backbone)
Lancelet
Supporting structure for limbs
Girdles
Embryonic life stage supporting structure
Notochord
One of two major developments in fish
Jaws
Bony protective covering for gas exchanging structure
Operculum
Sessile adult but motile larval form
Tunicates
Aquatic vertebrates having true bones
Bony fishes
Is freshwater or saltwater fishes urine concentrated?
Saltwater fishes