heart chamber that receives blood from the body

flexible, tough material that makes up vertebrate skeletons or parts of vertebrate skeletons

paddle-shaped structure of a fish or other aquatic animal used for steering, balance, and propulsion.

sensory receptors that enable fishes to detect vibrations, or sound waves, in water

group of cells that develops from the embryo's ectoderm and contributes to the development of many vertebrate structures

movable, protective, flap that covers a fish's gills and helps to pump water that enters the mouth and moves over gills.

small, flat, platelike structure near the surface of the skin of most fishes: can be ctenoid, cycloid, placoid, or ganoid

process by which male and female fishes release thier gametes near each other in the water

gas-filled internal space in bony fishes that allows them to regulate their buoyancy

the heart chamber that pumps blood from the heart to the gills

four-footed animal with legs that have feet and toes with joints

in amphibians, the chamber that receives digestive waste, urinary waste, and eggs or sperm before they leave the body.

animal that cannot regulate its body temperature through its metabolism and obtains its body heat from the external environment.

in amphibians, the transparent eyelid that moves across the eye to prevent it from drying out on land and to protect it underwater

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Ch. 28 Vocabulary

Term	Definition
atrium	heart chamber that receives blood from the body
cartilage	flexible, tough material that makes up vertebrate skeletons or parts of vertebrate skeletons
fin	paddle-shaped structure of a fish or other aquatic animal used for steering, balance, and propulsion.
lateral line system	sensory receptors that enable fishes to detect vibrations, or sound waves, in water
nephron	filtering unit of the kidney
neural crest	group of cells that develops from the embryo's ectoderm and contributes to the development of many vertebrate structures
operculum	movable, protective, flap that covers a fish's gills and helps to pump water that enters the mouth and moves over gills.
scale	small, flat, platelike structure near the surface of the skin of most fishes: can be ctenoid, cycloid, placoid, or ganoid
spawning	process by which male and female fishes release thier gametes near each other in the water
swim bladder	gas-filled internal space in bony fishes that allows them to regulate their buoyancy
ventricle	the heart chamber that pumps blood from the heart to the gills
tetrpod	four-footed animal with legs that have feet and toes with joints
cloaca	in amphibians, the chamber that receives digestive waste, urinary waste, and eggs or sperm before they leave the body.
ectotherm	animal that cannot regulate its body temperature through its metabolism and obtains its body heat from the external environment.
nictitating membrane	in amphibians, the transparent eyelid that moves across the eye to prevent it from drying out on land and to protect it underwater
tympanic membrane	eardrum

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