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Bio II Chap 28 Vocab
Biology II Chapter 28 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cartilage | Flexible, tough material that makes up vertebrate skeletons or parts of vertebrate skeletons. |
| Neural Crest | Group of cells that develops from the embryo's ectoderms and contributes to the development of many vertebrate structures. |
| Fin | Paddle-shaped structure of a fish or other aquatic animal used for steering, balance, and propulsion. |
| Scale | Small, flat, platelike structure near the surface of the skin of most fishes can be ctenoid, cycloid, placoid, or ganoid. |
| Operculum | Moveable, protective flap that covers a fish's gills and helps pump water that enters the mouth and moves over th gills. |
| Atrium | Heart chamber that receives blood from the body. |
| Ventricle | The heart chamber that pumps blood from the heart to the gills. |
| Nephron | Filtering unit of the kidney. |
| Lateral Line System | Sensory receptors that enable fishes to detect vibrations, or sound waves, in water. |
| Spawning | Process by which male and female fishes release their gametes near each other in the water. |
| Swim Bladder | Gas-filled internal space in bony fishes that allows them to regulate their buoyancy. |
| Tetrapod | 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. |
| Nictitating Membrane | In amphibians, the transparent eyelid that moves across the eye to prevent it from drying out land and to protect it under. |
| Tympanic Membrane | Eardrum |
| Ectotherm | Animal that cannot regulate its body temperature through its metabolism and obtains its body heat from the external environment. |