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TLCbiology
Exploring Creation With Biology /mod. 13
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| - Segments of bone or some other hard substance that are arranged in a backbone. | Vertebrae |
| - A rod of tough, flexible material that runs the length of a creature's body, providing the majority of its support. | Notochord |
| - A skeleton on the inside of a creature's body, typically composed of bone or cartilage. | Endoskeleton |
| - A soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells. | Bone marrow |
| - The portion of the skeleton that supports and protects the head, neck, and trunk. | Axial skeleton |
| - The portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it. | Appendiculare skeleton |
| - A circulatory system in which the oxygen-carrying blood cells never leave the blood vessels. | Closed circulatory system |
| - Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. | Arteries |
| - Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and cells of the body. | Capillaries |
| - Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart. | Veins |
| - The lobes of the brain that receive signals from the receptors in the nose. | Olfactory lobes |
| - The lobes of the brain that integrate sensory information and coordinate the creature's response to that information. | Cerebrum |
| - The lobes of the brain that receive signals from the receptors in the eyes. | Optic lobes |
| - The lobes that controls involuntary actions and refines muscle movement | Cerebellum |
| - The lobes that coordinate vital functions, such as those of the circulatory and respiratory system, and transport signals from the brain to the spinal cord. | Medulla oblongata |
| - The process by which the male places sperm inside the female's body, where the eggs are fertilized | Internal fertilization |
| - The process by which the female lays eggs and the male fertilizes them once they are outside of the female. | External fertilization |
| - Development that occurs in an egg that is hatched outside the female's body. | Oviparous development |
| - Development that occurs in an egg which is hatched inside the female's body. | Ovoviviparous development |
| - Development that occurs inside the female, allowing the offspring to gain nutrients and vital substance from the mother through a placenta. | Viviparous development |
| - A life cycle in which creatures are hatched in fresh water, migrate to salt water as adults, and then go back to fresh water to reproduce. | Anadromous |
| - A mixture of salts and phospholipids that aids in the breakdown of fat. | Bile |
| - A heart chamber that receives blood | Atrium |
| - A heart chamber from which blood is pumped out. | Ventricle |
| - Lacking an internal mechanism for regulating body heat | Ectothermic |
| - A state of extremely low metabolism and respiration, accompanied by lower-than-normal-body temperatures. | Hibernation |