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Biolab Ch 2
Classification of Chordata
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Notochords and pharyngeal gill slits are... | chordate features, shared at some point in the life cycles of all chordates. |
| Myomeres are | segmentally arranged bundles of muscles, seperated by thin sheets (myosepta) typically forming vertical bands of muscle on the bodies of fish and some protochordates |
| Brain is a.. | concentration of central neural control located in the cranium or the anterior most region of the body |
| An endoskeleton is an.. | internal skeleton, as opposed to an exoskeleton such as that of arthropods. |
| Fins are.. | axial or appendicular appendages typically found in aquatic animals. |
| Lungs and swim bladder are .. | internal gas-filled structures utilized in respiration and/or buoyancy control. |
| True limbs are .. | paired appendages with muscles and skeletal support. |
| Pedicellate teeth are a form .. | of dentition in which the biting surface o the tooth is on top of a slender pedicel or stalk. Amphibians have these. |
| Amniotic egg membrane is the .. | innermost membrane of the embryo or fetus, suspending the developing embryo in a fluid filled environment. |
| In certain reptiles, a diapsid skull has.. | two pairs of temporal fenetrae, opening in the skull allowing for the attachment and expansion of the jaw muscles. |
| Mammary glands are modified what that produce milk. | sweat glands. |
| Hair are filaments of what growing from the dermis of mammals. | keratin |
| Hemipenes are the paired what of male lepidosaurian reptiles. | copulation organs. |
| Pre-orbital fenestra is a.. | hole in the skull anterior to the openin gof th eye, found in archosaurs. |
| Feathers are .. | epidermal out growths of some reptiles. |