Vertebrate Morphology

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Decks in this class (26)

Chordate Characteristics
Metameric 1,
Eucoelomate 2,
Non exclusive to have three prima...
18  cards
Traditional Vertebrata Classes
Early jawed fishes 1,
Cartilaginous fishes 2,
Bony fishes 3
10  cards
Craniate Characteristics
Parts of tripartite brain 1,
Neurogenic lens placodes associat...,
Unique embryonic tissue arises fr...
11  cards
Placodes
Optic 1,
Otic 2,
Lateral line 3
6  cards
Modern Craniate Phylogeny
Synapomorphies of craniata 1,
All craniates 2,
Has lungs 3
26  cards
Craniate Groups
Hagfishes 1,
Petromyzontiformes 2,
Chondrichthyes 3
27  cards
Histology
Epithelia 1,
Simple epithelium 2,
Stratified epithelium 3
39  cards
Other Terms
Urochordata 1,
Cephalochordata 2,
Hemichordata 3
12  cards
Deuterostomata
Hemichordata 1,
Urochordata 2,
Cephalochordata 3
8  cards
Embryology
Female gamete 1,
Ovum plus accessory elements 2,
Little yolk evenly distributed 3
52  cards
Table 4-1
Notochord 1,
Schwann cells 2,
Liver pancreas 3
62  cards
Evolutionary Morphology
Series of developmental stages 1,
New stages yielding derived adult...,
Idea that development accelerates...
39  cards
Exam 2 Forgotten Terms
Biologist who coined homology 1,
An ordered set of ancestral and d...,
Inward movement of cells on primi...
3  cards
Integument
Functions of the integument 1,
A stratified epithelium active in...,
Epidermal layer unique to tetrapo...
27  cards
Head Skeleton
Collagenous fibers in a gelatinou...,
Clear cartilage found in joints 2,
Found in ears nose capable of ben...
54  cards
Mammalian Head Skeleton
Ancestral condition of mammals 1,
Novel jaw joint in mammals 2,
Mammalian homology of quadrate 3
6  cards
Major Cranial Elements In Craniata
Dermatocranium in lampreys and ha...,
Palatoquadrate in lampreys and ha...,
Meckel s cartilage in lampreys an...
35  cards
Axial Skeleton
Part of vertebra that attaches to...,
Part of vertebra that attaches to...,
Arch that surrounds spinal cord 3
14  cards
Limb Development
Stage of chondrogenesis where mes...,
Stage of chondrogenesis where agg...,
Stage of chondrogenesis where the...
6  cards
Appendicular Skeleton
Fins in actinopterygii and sarcop...,
Fins in chondrichthyes 2
2  cards
Muscular System
Muscle shortens insertion drawn t...,
Opposing force prevents shortenin...,
Muscles with same action 3
22  cards
Cranial Nerves
Runs from olfactory epithelium to...,
Brain tract not a nerve 2,
Connects inner ear to hindbrain 3
14  cards
Sense Organs
Sense organs at and near tendons ...,
Sense organs in the internal orga...,
Sense organs that report mechanic...
50  cards
Nervous System
Part of the nervous system consis...,
Cranial nerve that is actually a ...,
A bundle of nerve fibers 3
45  cards
New Vert Morph
0  cards
HOJ
Africanization 1,
Atonality 2,
Avant garde 3
63  cards

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