Biology 421 - Comparative anatomy

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Decks in this class (25)

Introduction
What is functional morphology 1,
What are primitive structures 2,
What are derived structures 3
35  cards
Prodochordates and Chordate Characters
What are chrodates 1,
Protostomes first mouth 2,
Deuterostomes second mouth 3
31  cards
Vertebrates
Compare and contrast pharynx betw...,
What are the synapomorphies for v...,
What is the neural crest 3
23  cards
Fishes
What are the 6 gnathostome synapo...,
What did gnathostome jaws evolve ...,
What are placoderms 3
38  cards
Dentition
What organisms have heterodont de...,
What organisms have homodont dent...,
What is thecodont 3
18  cards
Human Cranium
What bone is highlighted 1,
What bone is highlighted 2,
What bone is highlighted 3
16  cards
Histology and Integument
What kind of tissue is this 1,
What kind of tissue is this 2,
What kind of tissue is this 3
28  cards
Shark Chondrocranium and Splanchnocranium
What is the highlighted structure 1,
What is the highlighted structure 2,
What is the highlighted structure 3
15  cards
Amphibians
What are tetrapods characterized ...,
True false salamanders are highly...,
What forms the urostyle in frogs 3
14  cards
Amniotes
Which age is the age of reptiles 1,
Reptilian scales are _______ deri...,
Ectothermic 3
42  cards
Integument (Lecture)
What are the functions of integum...,
Integument gives rise to which st...,
What are some features of fish ep...
32  cards
Skeletal System
What are the functions of the ske...,
What is the axial skeleton 2,
What is the appendicular skeleton 3
48  cards
Skeletal System II
The sphenoid body chondrocranium ...,
What is the primary palate in fis...,
What is the secondary palate in r...
23  cards
Post Cranial Skeleton
What is the axial skeleton in fis...,
What is the appendicular skeleton...,
What is the axial skeleton compos...
93  cards
Shark Musculature
Which muscle is indicated by the ...,
Which muscle is indicated by the ...,
Which muscle is indicated by the ...
19  cards
Cat Musculature
What muscle is is highlighted in ...,
What muscle is is highlighted in ...,
What muscle is is highlighted in ...
33  cards
Musculature I (lecture)
What are the functions of the mus...,
What are the three stypes of musc...,
What are the characteristics of s...
42  cards
Nervous System I
What are the functions of the ner...,
What are the two subdivisions of ...,
What two systems is the periphera...
54  cards
Nervous System II
What are the three regions of the...,
What does the prosencephalon subd...,
What does the rhombencephalon sub...
28  cards
Exam 3 Musculature (focused)
What muscles are epaxial muscles 1,
What muscles are hypaxial muscles 2,
What is the most important skelet...
25  cards
Exam 3 Nervous System (focused)
What is the prosencephalon 1,
What are the two subdivisions of ...,
What is the telencephalon compose...
31  cards
Cranial Nerves
What is cn i motor sensory or mix...,
Is the olfactory visceral or soma...,
What structure does the olfactory...
41  cards
Nervous System 1 - Final Exam
How many pairs of lateral line cr...,
What is the function of the later...,
Where do lateral line cranial ner...
23  cards
Sensory Systems 1 - Final Exam
Special somatic receptors 1,
Special visceral receptors 2,
General somatic receptors 3
38  cards
Digestive Systems 1 - Final Exam
What is the function of the diges...,
What is a cloacal opening 2,
Explain the tunicate digestive sy...
34  cards

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