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The Heart - Ventricles and Anatomy
The circulatory system is _____ t...,
The heart has __ chambers,
What does it mean that the heart ...
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Heart: Construction of Ventricular Walls
What is the cortex,
What are the main features of the...,
What is the coronary artery
9
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Cardiac Cycle in Fish
Sv a and v fill ____ under venosi...,
What does biphasic filling mean,
What are the 4 chambers in series
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Fish heart myogenesis
Fish hearts are what kind of muscle,
What does myogenic mean,
What does autorhythmic mean
9
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cardiac performance
What is the equation for cardiac ...,
What does q rate mean,
What does f h mean
10
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Regulation of Cardiac Output
Sluggish fish have ____ resting q...,
What muscle is used for burst swi...,
In burst swimming what is the sta...
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***Control of Stroke Volume
What is the equation for stroke v...,
What does edv stand for,
What does esv stand for
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***Factors influencing Cardiac Filling
Cardiac filling and venous return...,
What are vis a tergo forces,
What is central venous pressure
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Positive and Negative Inotropic Factors
What does positive inotropic mean,
What 4 factors lead to positive i...,
What does increased temp cause
12
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Autonomic control of Cardiovascular System
What does autonomic mean,
What is the psns responsible for 3,
What is the role of the vagus nerve
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PSNS Control of F(h)
What does intrinsic mean,
What sets heart rate,
What is intrinsic heart rate dete...
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SNS Control of F(h)
What are the 3 sites of epinephri...,
What is the chromaffin tissue out...,
What are target sites of sns control
7
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Buoyancy
What is the archimedes principle,
What is neutral buoyancy,
What happens when density of obje...
6
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4 strategies to achieve buoyancy in fish
What are the 4 strategies to achi...,
Explain retention of low density ...,
Explain generation of lift
5
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Strategies of Buoyancy in Agnatha
What 3 strategies to agnatha use ...,
What,
What do agnatha lack
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Strategies of Buoyancy in Sharks
What is the specific gravity of s...,
What low density compounds do sha...,
What do sharks lack
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Strategies of Buoyancy in Teleosts
What are the 3 strategies teleost...,
What fish have retention of low d...,
Why is retention to low density c...
12
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Physostomous vs Physoclistous Gas Bladder
What does physo mean,
What is the gas composition of ph...,
Gas permeability needs to be low why
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Inflation/Deflation of physostomous bladder
How do fish inflate the physostom...,
How does gulping help inflation,
Why is gulping less effective in ...
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Physoclistous Gas Bladder
How many species have physoclisto...,
What does physoclistous gas bladd...,
What fish have physoclistous gas ...
8
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Rete Capillaries
Afferent ____,
What does lactate cause,
What 3 effects does h have
11
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Thermoregulation
What is the heat conductivity of ...,
What is the heat capacity of air ...,
What does the heat conductivity a...
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Strategies of Thermoregulation
What are 4 strategies of thermore...,
What is poikilothermy,
What is homeothermy
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Behavioural Thermoregulation
What is main behavioural thermore...,
What are 2 advantages of an optim...,
What does it mean when temp selec...
3
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Regional endothermy
What species have regional endoth...,
What are 3 characteristics of fis...,
What is the advantage of a large ...
9
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Heterothermy in Mackerel Sharks, Billfish, Mackerels and Swordfish
What is the main advantage of reg...,
What are 2 ecological advantages ...,
What are the 4 related physiologi...
13
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Properties of Natural Waters
Define salinity,
What is the salinity of fw,
What is the salinity of saltwater
6
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Osmosis
Define osmosis,
What are osmolytes,
The skin surface of fish are sele...
7
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Maintaining Homeostasis in Aquatic Env.
Define osmoregulation,
What are the dominant ions in osm...,
Define ionoregulation
10
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Ion Composition and Osmolarity in Fish
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Hyperosmoregulation
What are the 3 main challenges bo...,
Where is most salt loss in bony f...,
What does osmotic water influx cause
6
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Freshwater Kidney
What is the loop of henle,
What fish is the bilge pump found in,
What kind of kidney do freshwater...
5
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Ion movements across membranes
What makes it difficult for ions ...,
What is used to carry ions across...,
Give 3 examples of carrier proteins
10
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Ion and Osmoregulation in Marine Fish
What are the 4 main challenges sw...,
What becomes toxic if not regulated,
How do marine fish compensate for...
3
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Osmoconformers
What fish are osmoconformers,
Hagfish blood is _____ with seawater,
What kind of kidney do osmoconfor...
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Elasmobranchs
Elasmobranchs are ____ _____,
What does it mean that elasmobran...,
Elasmobranchs are hyperosmotic bu...
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Major Strategies of Ion and Osmoregulation in SW
What are the 3 major strategies o...,
Why do fish retain solutes,
What is ureosmoregulation
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Coelacanth
Coelacanths are ____ to seawater,
Coelacanths retain ___ and _____,
Coelacanth plasma ion levels are ...
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Marine Teleosts and Lampreys - Hyposomregulators
What 4 strategies are used for hy...,
What is the advantage of an imper...,
What is the advantage of drinking...
11
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Kidney in Sea Water Fish
Why does the kidney excrete small...,
The seawater is ____ relative to ...,
What does aglomerular mean
7
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Euryhaline fish
What is the main characteristic o...,
What are 3 examples of euryhaline...,
What does it mean to be catadromo...
7
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Marine origins of vertebrates
What are the arguments for fw origin,
What are the 3 main arguments aga...,
What are the major adaptations to...
5
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Food Capture/Processing
What are the 3 main capture methods,
Define suction,
Define ram
9
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Fish Feeding Habits
Fish feeding habits are opportuni...,
Define herbivore,
What is the disadvantage of eatin...
18
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Digestive physiology
What is the gut responsible for a...,
What are the 2 types of digesiton,
What kind of digestion does the s...
12
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Gut Morphology
What does the gut tube consist of,
What type of digestion occurs in ...,
What is considered the foregut
10
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Fish Stomach
What kind of digestion occurs in ...,
What are oxynticopeptic cells,
What is pepsinogen
11
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intestine
The intestine is a site of ____ a...,
What is important for absorption,
What are microvilli
15
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Waste Excretion
What yields water and co2,
What is another result of protein...,
What is wrong with ammonia
10
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Light penetration
What causes colour,
How does spectrum change with depth,
What other factors affect the pen...
5
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Vision/Photoreception
What is the role of sensory perce...,
The fish eye ____ ____ throughout...,
Fish eyes are designed for ____ a...
13
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The Fish eye
The fish eye has a _____ shape,
What are the 7 main components of...,
What is refraction
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Vision/Photoreception and behaviour
What are the 4 main behaviours re...,
How do fish communicate visual ly,
What causes pigmentation
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Chemoreception
What is the importance of chemore...,
How do nurse sharks detect food,
How do teleosts and elasmobranchs...
11
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Chemoreception-Olfaction
What are key factors to chemorece...,
What is olfactory rosette,
What is the size of the olfactory...
5
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Taste
What is another way to say taste,
How do fish taste,
What receptors allow for taste in...
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Chemoreception: Migration
What can decrease olfactory sensi...,
Give an example of a pesticide an...,
What are the 6 reasons fish migrate
8
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Acousticolateralis system and behaviour
What are the 5 main uses of the a...,
How do sharks skates and rays det...,
How do fish sense direction and a...
7
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Sensory perception
What does hearing help with 5,
What does the lateral line system...,
How much faster does sound travel...
8
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Electroreception/Magnetoreception
How do some bony fish detect elec...,
What are the 4 main purposes for ...,
How do marine elasmobranchs detec...
4
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Presentations Pt. 1
In flying fishes what is the diff...,
Explain the ground effect during ...,
The caudal fin is only used for s...
9
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Presentations Pt. 2
In parrotfishes what phenomenon d...,
In parrotfish teeth enameloid is ...,
Parrot fish pass sand as excremen...
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Presentations Pt. 3
How is viviparity an advantageous...,
Placentotrophy forms when the ___...,
Matrotrophy is defined by the inc...
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Presentations Pt. 4
Which adaptation does the stargaz...,
Which are not a part of stargazer...,
Stargazers are able to use echolo...
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Presentations Pt. 5
During the day the seaweed in tid...,
Which of the following is a conse...,
How does the skin of intertidal f...
9
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Presentations Pt. 6
Specialized adapted gills aid in ...,
What mechanism aids in the conser...,
What are some behaviour changes o...
9
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Presentations Pt. 7
Magadi tilapia are 100 ureagenic ...,
Which answer is not correct about...,
What physiological advantage does...
12
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