Shark: external and digestive Flashcards
anterior
towards the head
posterior
towards the tail
left
the specimen’s left
right
the specimen’s right
cross section
divides animal from anterior and posterior portions
dorsal
to the sky
ventral
the stomach, towards the ground
longitudinal
a cut along the anterior and posterior axis
transverse
same as cross section, a cut from the left to the right
palpate
to feel
function of notochord of cephalochordate
its a flexible rod in a fluid in tough sheath that moves laterally for the creature to move
function of neural tube of cephalochordate
it gives rise to the CNS and is form in embryo
oral (buccal cavity) of cephalochordate
both food and water come through there
pharynx of cephalochordate
food gets stuck in the mucus of the pharynx
gill slits of cephalochordate
where water flows out of pharynx
cecum of cephalochordate
acts as the liver and pancreas
myomeres of cephalochordate
the v shaped muscles that help move
gonads of cephalochordate
the eggs are fertilized externally
labial pocket of shark
allows the shark mouth to extend and retract
spiracle of shark
water rushes in to the gill slits
endolymphatic pores of shark
2 holes side by side by eyes equilibrium and hearing
ampullae of lorenzini
electroreception
external nares of shark
odour detction
what’s the difference between the smooth dogfish and the sharpnose
dogfish has
- spiracle
- gill rakers
what is the sharpnose name
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
what is the smooth dogfish name
Mustelus canis