Unit 8: Shark Anatomy vs. Human Anatomy (external & Digestive) Flashcards
Towards the side; away from midline
lateral
Type of shark we are dissecting?
spiny dogfish shark
Exit hole for indigested waste for the human
anus
Opening where food enters the shark
mouth
The involuntary squeezing of the food through the GI tract is known as
peristalsis
What is absorbed in the large intestine of the human?
water
Separates the specimen into equal left and right sections
midsagittal plane
Back fin closest to the tail
Caudal dorsal fins
Openings that take in water and remove chemical scents from the water
Nostril nares
Opening where waste and pups exit the shark
cloaca
Exit hole for indigested waste for the shark
cloaca
tube that connects the pharynx with the stomach in both the shark and the human
esophagus
Bellyside lobe of the tail fin
Ventral Lobe of the Caudal Fin
Holes on the dorsal side of the shark
spiracles
Number of lobes for the shark liver
3
two long lateral lobes and one short medial lobe
Location where chemical digestion begin in the human
mouth
The equivalent of the sprial valves but in the human
villi
Towards the middle
medial
Caudal to the mouth
pharynx
Set of paired openings on the ventral side of the shark near the cranial end.
nostril nares
Two types of fins that stabilize the shark
pelvic and dorsal fins