Shark Vocab Flashcards

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Abdominal cavity

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The space that contains crucial organs

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aerobic

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Requiring oxygen

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Anatomy

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The branch of science concerned with the structure of animals etc

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anterior

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Near the front

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5
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Binocular

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Adopted for or using both eyes

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Catabolic

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A sets of metabolic pathways

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Caudel

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Of or like a tale

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Cranium

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Relating to the skull

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Distal

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Away from the center of the body

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Dorcel

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On the upper side or back of a animal

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Electrolyte

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a liquid or gel that contains ions

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Ingest

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to Consume

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13
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Cavities

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A empty space within a solid object

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14
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Rostral

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Near the front

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15
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Lateral

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Toward the sides

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Metabolism

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The chemical processes that occur in a living organism in order to maintain life

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Peri

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Around;about

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18
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Pericardial

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Around the heart

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19
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Peritoneal

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A smooth transparent membrane

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Physiology

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deals with normal functions of animals

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Pleural

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A small place filled with fluids between the lung

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Posterior

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Further back in position

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Proximal

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Near the center of the body

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Rostrum

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A beak like projection

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Lateral

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Toward or at the sides

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Transverse

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Extending across something

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Thoracic

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Realating to the Torah

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Ventral

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Relating to the underside of a animal

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Dorsal

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Relating to the upper side of a animal

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Pectoral fins

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The pair of fins on the side of a fish

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Anal fin

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A unpaired Finn located on the underside of a fish

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Stomach

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Oregon were most of the digestion happens

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Nasal

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Relating to the nose

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Cloaca

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A cavity at the end of the Digestive of track

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Sagittal

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Relating to the half line in the skull

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Snout

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Projecting nose and mouth

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Eye

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Each of a pair of globular organs

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Gill slits

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Any series of openings between the gills

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Nostrils

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To external openings to the nasal cavity

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Pelvic fins

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Pair of fins on the fishes under side

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Esophagus

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Connects throat to stomach

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Gall bladder

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A small hollow organ

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Mouth

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An opening in the lower part of the face

44
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Claspers

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a pair of appendages under the abdomen of a male shark

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Spleen

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an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells

46
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Bile duct

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the duct that conveys bile from the liver and the gallbladder.

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Liver

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a large lobed glandular organ in the chest of humans

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Intestine

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Connects stomach to the anus.

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Pancreas

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a large gland behind the stomach