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biology 27/28

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neural crest   group of cells that develops from the embryo ectoderm and contributes to the development of many vertebrate structures  
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pedicellaria   small pincher that helps echinoderms catch food and remove foreign materials from the skin  
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operculum   movable protective flap that covers a fishes gills and helps to pump water that enters the mouth and moves over the gills  
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swim bladder   gas filled internal space in bony fishes that allows them to regulate their buoyancy  
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tympanic membrane   eardrum  
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ventricle   he heart chamber that pumps blood from the heart to the gills or lungs  
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lateral line system   sensory receptors that enable fishes to detect vibrations or sound waves in water  
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tetrapod   our footed animal with legs that have feet and toes with joints  
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spawning   process by which male and female fish release their gametes near each other in the water  
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atrium   heart chamber that receives blood from the body  
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ectotherm   animal that cannot regulate its body temperature through its metabolism and obtains its body heat from the external environment  
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water vascular system   system of fluid filled closed tubes that allow echinoderms to control movement and get food  
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madreporite   strainer like opening through which water enters the water vascular system in most echinoderms  
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ampulla   in echinoderms the muscular sac that contracts to force water into the tube feet allowing it to extend  
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chordate   animal of the phylum chordata having a dorsal tubular nerve cord a notochord pharyngeal pouches and a postanal tail at some point in its development  
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cartilage   flexible tough material that makes up vertebrate skeletons or parts of vertebrate skeletons  
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postanal tail   chordate structure used primarily for locomotion  
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scale   small flat platelike structure near the surface of the skin of most fish can be ctenoid cycloid placoid or genoid  
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invertebrate chordate   chordate without a backbone  
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dorsal tubular nerve cord   tube shaped chordate nerve chord located above the digestive organs  
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tube feet   one of the muscular small fluid filled tubes with suction cuplike ends that enable echinoderms to move and collect food  
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pharyngeal pouch   in chordate embryos one of the paired structures connecting the muscular tube lining the mouth cavity and the esophagus  
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fin   paddle shaped structure of a fish another aquatic animal used for steering balance and propulsion  
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notochord   flexible rodlike structure extending the length of the chordate body enabling the body to bend and make side to side movement  
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cloaca   the chamber that receives digestive waste urinary waste and eggs or sperm before they leave the body  
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nephron   filtering unit of the kidney  
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