Terminology Q2 Flashcards
a
not or without
agnathans, acoelous
baso
base or foundation
basopophysis, stratum basale
cardi
heart
pericardial cavity
cten
comb
ctenoid scales
cyclo
a circle
cycloid scales, cyclostomes
derm
skin
dermis, ostracoderms, ectodermal skeleton
encephala
brain
prosencephalon
epi
above
epibranchial groove, epithalamus, epaxial muscles, epidermis, epiglottis
gastro
belly or stomach
gastrosplenic, gastrocnemius, gastralia
gnath
jaw
agnathans
hypo
beneath
hypobranchial, hypaxial muscles
icthy
fish
osteichthyes
lamell
a small plate
gill lamellae
lingu
tongue
lingual artery, lingual muscles
melan
black
melanophores
myx
slime
myxini
naso
nose
nasopalatine ducts, nasohypophyseal opening
nephron
kidney
opisthonephric kidney, pronephric kidney
opistho
behind
opisthocoelous, opisthonephric kidney
ostraco
a shell
ostracoderms
petro
rock
petrous, petromyzontiforms
placo
plate or flat
placoderm