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Vertebrate Zoology
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01/11/2011

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Term
first vertebrate
Definition
Haikouella
530 mya (beginning of Cambrian)
Term
tiktaalik
Definition
found in canada
first tetrapod
do dorsal/anal fin
strong ribs
Term
mammals evolved from a _____________ ancestor
Definition
common
Term
3 major mass extinctions
Definition
Ordovician (oldest) mostly marine, ICE
Permian (largest)siberian volcano kills mammals, dinos come
Cretaceous ( asteroid)dinos gone alligators and tutles stay
Term
cambrian explosion
Definition
530 mya
all major vertebrate groups appear
rapid fauna expansion in 20 mil yrs
Term
key innovations due to cambrian explosion
Definition
bilateral symmetry
skeletal hard parts
Term
causes of diversification
Definition
cambrian explosion
breaking up of continents causes changes in seas and temperatures which makes new types of environments
Term
Haikouella
Definition
first vertebrate
like jawlwss fish
filter feeder
segmented body
dorsal nerve chord
brain
post anal tail
Term
Haikouella
Definition
first vertebrate
like jawlwss fish
filter feeder
segmented body
dorsal nerve chord
brain
post anal tail
Term
uncertainty regarding Haikouella brain
Definition
if had skull and was later lost or never had a skull
Term
paraphyletic groups
Definition
does not include all and only descendents of an ancestor
ex:protochordates
(ex reptiles not containing birds)
Term
monophyletic
Definition
defines all and only decendents of a common ancestor
cladistics tries to do this
Term
echiniderms, hemichordates and cephalocordates are monophyletic becuase they share these characteristics
Definition
radial cleavage, indeterminate cells
Term
indeterminate cells
Definition
each cell has potential to give rise to whole organism
Term
protostomes
Definition
mouth forms from blastopore
Term
deuterostomes
Definition
anus forms from blastopore
archenteron makes gut
mesoderm invaginates in gut to make coelom
Term
morphological sister group of vertebrates
Definition
cephalochordata
Term
molecular sister group of vertebrates
Definition
eurochordata (tunicates)
Term
echinoderm symmetry
Definition
radial adult
bilaeral in larvae
Term
hemichordates
Definition
small colonial animals
tentacles
no notochord
SOME have pharyngeal slits
Term
enteropneusts (acorn worms) show relationship with ___________ beacuse of ______________________
Definition
have pharyngeal slits with pores
water has respiratory circuit
controversial relationship
Term
stomochord is analogous to _______________
Definition
notochord
Term
analogous
Definition
looks the same bit not the same function
Term
similarities between hemichordate larva and echinoderm larva
Definition
cilliated, plantonic, bilateral
Term
ordovician= intense and sudden
Definition
glaciations
Term
permian
Definition
volcano in Siberia
Term
cretaceous extinction
Definition
asteroid
Term
key innovations at end of cambrian explosion
Definition
bilateral and skeletal body parts
Term
unicellular ________________ becomes multicelluar________________ in deuterostomes
Definition
zygote, embryon
Term
deuterostomes have radial and ________________ cleavage
Definition
indeterminate
Term
hemichordates-enteropneusts show evidence of a pharyngeal or ____________ region. Importance?
Definition
branchial region
might show relationship with chordates
Term
pharyngela slits may have evolved twice. this is known as ______________________ and is not indicative of __________________________
Definition
convergence, common ancestry
(ex echinoderms and hemichordates)
Term
hemichordates and echinoderms are a _______________ group
Definition
monophyletic
Term
chordate characteristics
Definition
notochord
reversed body plan
dorsal neurl tube
post anal tail
metamerization
endostyle (homologous to thyroid)
Term
adult ascidians:
Definition
tunicates
Term
ascidian larva is tadpole shaped and shows ______________ chordate characteristics
Definition
derived
Term
in urochordates as larvae grows to adult, the _________________ is ___________________ into the body
Definition
axial complex , pulled
Term
cephalochordates (like amphioxous) share these characteristics with vertebrates
Definition
well defined myomeres (metameres)
precursor of pancreas (glandular cecum)
Term
urochordates share these traits with vertebrates
Definition
molecular evidence
migrating cells from neural crest
Term
in urochordates and vertebrates, neural creast cells come from _______________ and then they go here ______________________
Definition
dorsal region of neural tube,
migrate towards predetermined spot (thru embryo)
Term
migrating neural crest cells in vertebrates make ______________________ but so far in eurochordates they make only ______________________________
Definition
everything from neurons to CT to bones, urochordates makes melanocytes
Term
fossil jawless vertebrates
Definition
Ostracoderms
Term
Agnathans
Definition
hagfish and lampreys
jawless vertebrates
Term
amphioxous is sister group to
Definition
tunicates and echinoderms
(echinoderms contains cephalocordates)
Term
Garstang's theory that is now refuted by molecular data
Definition
echinoderms ancestor to vertebrates
thought this bc of larva (cilliated, gut flow)
couldnt find link with other chordates though
thought was monophyletic group based on larva
thought up reproduction at larval stage, paedomorphosis
Term
muscular pharynx pump requires evolution of these 2 structures
Definition
pharynx is flexible tissue
muscle bands in the pharynx
Term
why did gills evolve
Definition
to maintain a more active lifestyle
Term
2 functions of pharynx
Definition
feeding, respiration
Term
vertebrate life started in this period
Definition
cambrian
Term
first known jawless vertebrate had __________________________ armour
Definition
calcified
Term
vertebrates started as suspension feeders, then developed ___________ and _______________ as became more active
Definition
muscular pharynx, jaws
Term
why are protochordates paraphyletic?
Definition
excludes the echinoderms
Term
ostracoderms
Definition
fossil jawless fishes
Term
prechordate thepry
Definition
hypothesis that acorn worms gave rise to a prechordate ancestor (not found) and tunicates etc.. are evolutionary byproduct
Term
first known jawless vertebrates had _____________________ armour
Definition
calcified
Term
notochord lies within a sheath of
Definition
fibrous connective tissues
Term
whats in the middle of the notochord
Definition
fluid, large cells with vacuoles
Term
why is the notochord a hydrostatic system?
Definition
because of the fluid inside it and can bend laterally and defien shape of the organism does not compress
Term
notochord is an ancestral structure foun in __________ and _____________ also
Definition
tunicates, aphioxous (cephalochordates)
Term
in vertebrates the notochord is a _______________ feature
Definition
larval
Term
notochord is also found in some groups of fishes and ________________
Definition
amphibians
Term
coelocanth fish have lungs filled wth _____________
Definition
fat
Term
ovoviviparous
Definition
eggs develop in mother until ready to hatch
Term
osteoblasts make
Definition
bone
Term
osteoclasts do this
Definition
remove existing bone
Term
osteocytes do this
Definition
maintain existing bone
are active osteoblasts
Term
bone is a specialized ___________
Definition
connective tissue
Term
ossification is a special type of
Definition
calcification.
depostits hydroxyapatite (cal phos) instead of Caco3 in the organic matrix
unique to vertebrates
Term
coelocanth
Definition
thought extinct
fati in lungs, never surface
ovoviviparous
electrosensory organs on head
prey caught by suction
Term
notochord is later replaced by _______________
Definition
centrum
Term
notochord is totally _______________ in mammals
Definition
ossified
Term
connective tissues are secreted by
Definition
fibroblasts
secretes gelatinous protein matrix
Term
the two types of fibres made by fibroblasts
Definition
collagen
elastic tissues
Term
irregular dense CT
Definition
dermis
Term
dense CT organized into dermis, - or ------------
Definition
tendons, ligaments
Term
hyaline cartilage
Definition
most common type of cartilage
makes bones before ossification
at ends of long bones
Term
cartilage formation
Definition
fibroblasts (c blood vessels make surrounding tissues)
chondrocytes secrete matrix once active
Term
how does cartilage grow?
Definition
chondrocytes divide and separate and secrete more matrix
Term
cartilage matrix made of
Definition
chondromuricine
Term
what part of cartilage contains the fibroblasts?
Definition
top part, perichondrium
Term
fibrocartilage
Definition
calcified cartilage
has collagen fibres
Term
elastic cartilage
Definition
has elastic fibres
sharks and related groups
Term
bone types are based on
Definition
organization of matrix within the bony tissue
Term
non lamellar bone
Definition
fast growth
only few slightly visible lines
Term
lamellar bone
Definition
slow growth
see lines
Term
Haversian bone
Definition
special type of lamellar bone
osteocytes that secrete in circles
centre of each osteon is blood vessel
Term
lag
Definition
lines of arrested growth in lamellar and Haversian bone
Term
acellular bone
Definition
teleost fish scales
also lamellar bones
Term
ctenoid scales
Definition
brush like struckture sticking out
Term
long bones in mammals are this type of bone
Definition
Haversin systems
Term
haversian systems have these 3 parts
Definition
compact bone
porous bone portion
lacuna
Term
volkmann canal
Definition
links each osteon, associates c outside blood vessels
Term
lacuna
Definition
space in bone where osteocyte is, fed constantly by blood vessels
Term
enchondral ossification
Definition
has a cartilagenous precursor
Term
intramembranous ossification
Definition
from mostly mesenchyme cells, no cartilage precursor
Term
epiphysis (echondral bone)
Definition
can stop growth
is at end of bone
Term
medullary cavity
Definition
hollow portion of echondral bone
zone of coarse bone
Term
duaphysis
Definition
shaft o bone
Term
ephiphysis
Definition
centre of ossification
Term
metaphysis
(epiphyseal plate)
Definition
under epiphysis
region of actively growing bone
Term
ossification occurs in a rhythm in areas of
Definition
cartilage
Term
what do osteocyes use to recycle bone?
Definition
acids and enzymes
Term
three types of intramembranous bones
Definition
dermal (cranial is of dermal origin)
perichondral (in deeper CT)
sesamoid (tendons)
Term
why are fishes paraphyletic?
Definition
group does not includ eamphibians (who are telesotomi)
Term
hagfish previously thought primitive, molecular phylogeny shows_____________
Definition
they are not
Term
agnathans
Definition
jawless vertebrates
lampreys and hagfish monophyletic
Term
title that unites lampreys and hagfish
Definition
cyclostomes
Term
teleostomi includes
Definition
fish, amphibians, amniotes
Term
hagfish defense
Definition
protein released into water becomes filamentous, impenetrable
slimers
Term
hagfish feeding
Definition
scavengers, tie knot in self to pull off chunks
Term
lamprey feeding
Definition
attaches to fish with circular teeth, eats alive from outside in
Term
conodonts
Definition
all that was found in fossil record is dental material from the mouth,
teeth not associated with jaws, for filter feeding
Term
ostracoderms
Definition
bony plates, low activity, filter feeding in shallow water
(plates point to an important predator)
no eveidence of limbs, pelvic or pectoral fins
Term
first gnathostomes
Definition
Placoderms
Term
Placoderm
Definition
came from ostracoderms prob
goen at end of Devonian
pelvic and pectoral fins
armoured plated (less covered)
claspers, internal fertilization
Term
cartilagenous fishes examples
Definition
sharks, rays , skates
Term
chondrichthyans
Definition
cartilagenous fishes
Term
gnathostomes
Definition
vertebrates with jaws
Term
dunkleosteous
Definition
Placoderm
fiant head with some mobility
strongest bite that ever existed
Term
ratfish
Definition
least known froup of elasmobranch
pectoral fin to swim
hammer head perhaps for mating
Term
acanthoidian fishes
Definition
spiny fishes
Term
Osteichthyans
Definition
bony fishes
Term
Osteichthyans
Definition
bony fishes
Term
new theory of evolution of hammerhead shark
Definition
provides 369 degree vision
Term
ray and skate wings are
Definition
very large pectoral fins
Term
ampullae of Lorenzi used for
Definition
detection of movement
Term
first teleostomi were the
Definition
acanthonian
Term
acanthonian
Definition
spiny fish
ossification
disappeared after mass extinction
Term
Actinopterygians
Definition
ray finned fishes
Term
Polypteriformes
Definition
one African family left
Palaeonisciformes
ray finned fish
Term
Acipenseriformes
Definition
sturgeon and paddle fish
ancient forms
Term
sturgeon
Definition
armored, heterocoel tail
Term
Neopterygiens:

Lepisosteiformes
Definition
long nosed gar
bowfin
Term
Sarcopterygians
Definition
Lobe finned fishes
Coelocanth
leads to tetrapods
internal nares
cosmoid scales
diphycercal caudal fin (unique)
Term
Dipnoi
Definition
lungfishes
show terrestrial features
Term
how lungfish survive
Definition
dual lung system
coccon of mucus
eats mud to dig hole
sarcophagus, goes dormant
adapted to dual environment
Term
rhidipistians
Definition
fossil close to amphibians
hinge middle cranium to lift part of head
has stronger bite
Term
Eusthernopteron
Definition
Rhipdistian
dorsal and anal fin
vertebral column not ossified
mainly aquatic
Term
most primitive amphibians
Definition
labyrinthodonts
labyrinth teeth
Term
amniote ancestry
Definition
radiation from fish produced now extinct lineages that led to amniotes
little known about step to frogs
Term
Gerobatrachus
Definition
frogmander
short stocky amphibian with fish characteristics
Term
Hemal arch in fish locted here
Definition
in caudal vertebra not front
Term
notochord is a _____________ structure in many fishes
Definition
larval
Term
fish-notochord surrounded by
Definition
centrum
Term
fish-neural arch contains the
Definition
neural spine, (pointy part)
inside has spinal cord
Term
Holospondyl
Definition
vertebra with fused centrum
ex:cat
Term
Aspidospondyl
Definition
vertebrae have different parts, all show elements of the centrum
Term
Vertebrae- Acoelous centrum
Definition
centrum flat on each end
Term
Amphicoelous
Definition
incomplete centrum
concave at both ends
Term
procoelous
Definition
anterior end concave
Term
opisthocoelous
Definition
posterior end concave
Term
heterocoelous
Definition
saddle like articulating ends of centrum
bird neck, ectreme flexibility
Term
point of rotation in middle
ball and socket
Definition
opisthocoelous
procoelous
Term
point of rotation at bottom
Definition
acoelous
can damage
Term
heterocoelous centra movement
Definition
lateral AND dorsoventral rotation
owl head movement
Term
Notochords in adult hagfis have elements of ______ arches and spines
Definition
neural
Term
shark has these in its caudal vertebra neural arch for protection
Definition
interneural arch
"plates
Term
on shark, these vertebrae have the ribs
Definition
trunk
Term
bony fishes developped ossification around the ________________
Definition
notochord
centrum not ossified in more primitive groups ( sturgeon)
Term
how are teleost (bony fish) vertebrae adapted for mvmt?
Definition
pectoral/pelvic girdle used as manouever structures
amphicoelous vertebrae (concave both ends)
Term
sarcoptygerian (coelocanth) vs rhipidipsian (lobe finned) spines
Definition
sarco-not ossified, many visible parts,
rhip-aspidospondylous (fused), arches present
Term
hypocercal fin unique to
Definition
fossil jawless fishes
also flying fish have
used to glide
Term
hetertocercal
Definition
caudal fin sharks and sturgeons
large upper lobe keeps heavy shark form sinking ( with large pecctoral fins too)
Term
diphycercal caudal fin
Definition
sarcoptygerians
caudal fin round
keeps spine straight
Term
homocercal
Definition
round caudal fin with heterocercal features , like spinal colum going up inside
Term
ribs evolved to
Definition
keep insides from being squished after transition to land
Term
this feature leads us to believe tiktaalik may be first amphibian
Definition
strong ribs, came from fish with amphibian features
Term
undulatory mvmt of fish and amphibians the came but the ____________________ are different
Definition
funcional consequences
Term
vertebra that have bony processes creates a solid ______________________ for land transition
Definition
longitudinal axis
Term
strong lateral processed allow a spot for ______________ to attach
Definition
larger muscles
Term
how does body support differ beween water and air?
Definition
on land all weight on feet, in water, presssure form all sides
Term
what is the vertebral column used for in water?
Definition
propulsion
Term
fish are closely related to ___________
Definition
tetrapods
Term
in amniotes, only one element of the centrum is
Definition
dominant
Term
amphibians developped these vertebrae
Definition
cervical and saccral
Term
amphibians had very little material between the
Definition
vertebrae
Term
amphibian spine adds cervical and saccral vertebrae because
Definition
needs to hold head up, first neck seen
saccral vertebrae to hold pelvic girdle on
Term
primitive amphibians develop more cervical and _________________ as________________
Definition
saccrals (up to 3) , as trunk becomes stronger
Term
atlas
Definition
cranium joint for up/down head movement
Term
axis
Definition
joint for lateral movement of head
Term
appendicular skeletion
Definition
in turtle
has girdle INSIDE ribs
Term
most vertebrates have girdle here
Definition
outside ribs and floating
Term
bird vertebral column
Definition
solid mass inside body
adaptation prevents need for ligaments
Term
pygostyle
Definition
4-7 fused vertebrae at tip , caudla vertebrae, make tail structure that supports featehrs etc... bird bum
Term
bird vertebral column
Definition
large ribs attached by centrum and have bony element btw the ribs
Term
synsacrum
Definition
fused thoracic, lumbar and saccral vertebrae, fused to pelvic girdle, no ribs
solid back no ligaments, flight adaptation
Term
mammals have this many cervical vertebrae
Definition
7
Term
humans have rib on 7th vertebrae that disappears in embryo, if it stays it indicates
Definition
severe health problems, cancers etc...
Term
dorsal and pectoral fins role=
Definition
stabilizing
Term
clue dolphins returnel to sea
Definition
mammal with 7 vertebrae (fused)
Term
dolphin fin made of
Definition
dense CT no bones
Term
shark, dolphin etc.. show convergence in ____________________-
Definition
same type of locomotion, but evolved independently
Term
dorsal fins of ____________________ and dophin an excellent example of convergence
Definition
ichthyosaur
Term
whale adaptations when went back to water
Definition
fused cervicals
long neural spines (for undulatory muscles to attach to)
reduction of rib cage and sternum
metapophyses (prevents excessive undulations)
Term
large centrum in whales allows for
Definition
lateral mvmt
Term
whales and dolphins have lots of these bones along the ventral part of vertebral column
Definition
chevron
Term
nodal
Definition
point at which weight on veretbral column is divided in 2
change of orientation of neural spines is at this point
(point in trade off on weight distribution)
Term
adipous fin
Definition
knob fin on back of trout or salmon
Term
specialized fish like cod have fins that look like this
Definition
fins on top of each other
Term
agnathans missing these kind of fins
Definition
pelvic and pectoral
Term
protuberances on agnahans head may have been this
Definition
homologous to pectoral/pelvic fin
unsure
Term
fins in most fishes are used to
Definition
regulate control (mvmt is by undulation of body)
Term
caudal fin is for
Definition
propulsion
Term
fins for these kinds of movements
Definition
roll, pitch ,yaw
Term
fin rays in sharks are called
Definition
ceratotrichia
Term
bony fishes the fin rays are made of
Definition
bone
Term
in rays atatch to these elements
Definition
basal and radial
Term
evolution of fins
fin fold hypothesis
Definition
folds on bidy, some regions favored
acanthodian has rows of spines on body that may be remmenants of these folds
sharks too
Term
fin fold hypotheis shark support
Definition
pelvic and pectoral fins develop at same time on body
Term
placoderm girdle
Definition
dermal bones at front of body
form as a carapace
pectoral fin bones look like girdle
may have sunk in to the fish
Term
coracoid bars btw pectoral fins on a shark formed like this
Definition
fusion of separate basal girdle elements
Term
scapulocoracoid is the only ____________________ bone in fish
Definition
echondral (from cartilage)
rest of fish dermal
Term
bony fish girdle
Actinopterygians-lung fishes
Definition
ball and socket btw girdle and fin (instead of all the little bones)
have coracoid bars
lobe fin attaches to ball and socket
Term
Eusthenopteron girdle
(lobe finned fish)
Definition
free pelvic girdle
girdle attached to cranium
wrist bones in lobe fin
symmetrical fins
Term
metapterygial fins
Definition
symmetrical
Term
this structure will form all the bones in wrist and digits
Definition
ulna
Term
autopod
Definition
wrist and hand
Term
zeugoppod
Definition
forarm
Term
stylopod
Definition
upper arm
Term
what made evolution of neck possible
Definition
loss of dermal elements in amphibian
bone does not touch cranium
Term
Ichthyostega
Definition
primitive amphibian
pelvic girdle fused to spine
pectoral girdle free from head
7 digits
Term
trends in evolution of pectoral girdle
Definition
loss of dermal bones
echondral bones dominate
coracoid becomes scapula and coracoid
Term
only dermal bone left in mammals
Definition
clavicle
Term
girdle detached from cranium through loss of
Definition
dermal bones
Term
pelvic girdle evolution
Definition
three echondral elements in tetrapods
ishium, illium, pubis
Term
illium always attaches to the
Definition
vertebral column
Term
evolution of locomotion
pectoral fin
Definition
pectoral girdle free from cranium
was dermal, now enchondral
scapula and coracoid from scapulocoracoid
evolution of neck
Term
motion transition from water to land
Definition
undulating movement the same
land twist body to provide anterior mvmt
(water makes thrust in current)
Term
primitive locomotion/stance on land
Definition
sprawled
ok for not very active animals
Term
mammal femur is __________________ to ground
Definition
perpendicular
(was parallel in sprawl)
Term
walking motion dur to spawl stance
Definition
overhand
ineffecient, high energy
does pushup while overhand swing
Term
dino legs are on the _______________ plane and act as a ____________________
Definition
saggital, pendulum
Term
dinos had a rotation of the ________________ forward
Definition
knee
Term
reptile lineage-dino legs
Definition
humerus parallel to ground
knee forwards
hand and wrist shift forward
Term
amphibiansstill retain this primitive stance
Definition
sprawl
Term
evolutionary success of fdinos in terms of locomotion
Definition
bipedalism
Term
mammal locomotion evolutionary changes
Definition
knee rotated forward
elbow rotates backwards
pelvis in longitudinal axis of body
anterior pectoral girdle linked to thorax in muscular sling
Term
these animals led to mammals
Definition
primitive reptiles
possible dino (knee rotation)
Term
cursorial mammals have evolution towards a longer
Definition
stride
Term
advanced mammals walk on ___________ to increase _____________
Definition
digits, increase length ans therefore stride
Term
plantigradew
Definition
walks on sole of foot
Term
digigrade
Definition
walks on digits
Term
ungiligrade
Definition
walks on one digit , hooves
Term
unguligrade evolution
Definition
trend toward faster limb oscillation
eliminate interis asc c tip of limb
Term
brachiatiors
Definition
zhoulder stabilizer
large clavicle attached to sternum
stabilizes shoulder when weight put on arm
Term
parachuting locomotion
Definition
maximizing drag
Term
gliding locomotion
Definition
minimizing drag
Term
flying adaptations
Definition
digits legthened,
bones lighter
Term
wings-feathers-primaries are fro this
Definition
thrust
Term
wings-featehrs-secondaries are for this
Definition
lift
Term
types of flight
Definition
quickburst-pheasant
soar-albatross
hover-hummingbird
Term
manus
Definition
for thrust
Term
forearm
Definition
for lift
Term
hummingbird
Definition
no lift so active movement
Term
flight origins theories
Definition
tree down
insect net
ground up, escape, run up hill
Term
chondrocranium
Definition
elements of endochondral origin
cover cranium, nasal, inner ear
Term
slpanchnocranium
Definition
visceral arches, branchial arches, hyoid, mandibular
Term
dermatochranium
Definition
dermal elements
cover chondrocranium and splanchocranium
Term
chondrocranium regions
(front to back)
Definition
ehtmoid, orbital, otic, occipital
Term
visceral arches
Definition
bones of jaw, hyoid and mandible (1 and 2)
Term
spiracle
Definition
contains small gill, receives super ozygenated blood that it sends to the brain
Term
hyoid arch
Definition
visceral arch that suspends the jaw
Term
spalanchnocranium
Definition
visceral skeleton
Term
pharyngeal region of an ostracoderm
Definition
branchial arches
no jaw
first arch is respiratory
Term
visceral arch in primitive and spiny fossil fishes
Definition
articulation( hinge) btw Meckels and quadrate
hyomadnibula in hypoid arch
hyoid arch looks like branchial arches
Term
theoty of jaw origin
Definition
1st visceral arch makes jaw
second makes hyoid
Term
how some sharks extend jaws
Definition
hyoid extends and pushes mouth out
upper jaw not attached to cranium
Term
composite theory of jaw evolution
Definition
the harder to corroborate theory
re: lots of bones and little remnant pieces made the jaws etc..
(other theory serial)
Term
suspensorium types in mammals
Definition
craniostyly
Term
hyostyly
Definition
mandibular arch attached to skull though hyomandibula
(bony fishes)
Term
paleostyly
Definition
no arches attached to skull
agnathans
Term
in mammals, spalanchocranium forms this
Definition
hyoid apparatus, three middle ear bones (stapes, malleus, incus) andd styloid.
Term
craniostyly
Definition
entire upper jaw incorporated into skull
Term
evolution of inner cranium
Definition
first 2 arches segregate to hyoid and mandible
hyoid arch differentiates to suspend the jaw, spiracle occurs
branchial arches make pharynx in tetrapods (trachial rings etc)hyanomandibula stays in cranium
splanchocranium amkes inner ear bones
Term
echondral bones roles in braincase
Definition
shark-chondrocranium makes brain platform
bon fish and tetrapods-ossified to make complex cranium (otic, occipital etc,..)
Term
splanchocranium contribution to skull
Definition
ear bones
Term
enchondral neurocranium evolution
Definition
reduction of enchondral neurocranium
bone fusion
dermal roof mor eimportant
Term
cranium structure used to classify mammals
Definition
fenestrae
anapsid
diapsid
synapsid
Term
synapsid is 2 holes that allow for
Definition
large temporal muscles
space for anchorage of muscles
stronger jaw muscles
Term
evolution of secondary palate
Definition
extensions of palatine, maxillary and pre-maxillary bones
Term
function of secondary palate
Definition
dif ducts for chewing and breathing
convergence (not common ancestry cause crocs have it too)
Term
hardest substance in body
Definition
enamel
Term
when teeth emerge the ______________ is already fixed
Definition
enamel
Term
dentin
Definition
like bone but harder
continuous deposit on inside of pulp cavity
Term
enamel and dentin produced by different
Definition
germ layers
Term
tooth development
Definition
dermal papillae in dermis
odontoblast makes dentin
ameloblast makes enamel
reciprocal induction
dermal origin
Term
teeth are attached by
Definition
collagenic fibres and cement
Term
thecodont
Definition
teeth in sockets
Term
arcodont
Definition
teeth in shallow socket
crocs
Term
pleurodont
Definition
teeth inside of jaw
certain lizards
Term
diphyodont
Definition
two generations of teeth
Term
polyphyodont
Definition
several generations of teeth
most vertebrates
Term
homodont
Definition
all teeth similar
Term
heterodont
Definition
teeth in categories (molars etc..)
Term
carnasial teeth
Definition
occlusion btw 1st molar and 4th premolar
meat cutting
Term
labyrinthodont
Definition
teeth appear striated
Term
brachyodont
Definition
small amount of tooth above aw line
Term
hypsodont
Definition
teeth-large amount showing outside jaw line
Term
artiodactyls
Definition
even toed
not monophyletic (include whales)
Term
perssiodactyls
Definition
odd toed
Term
carnivorous jaw
Definition
joint at same level as teeth
for cuttting
tight, good bite, low chance to dislocate
Term
herbivore jaw
Definition
joing above or below level of teeth
for grinding and lateral mvmts
Term
mammals teeth show convergence with dino teeth in this way
Definition
t-rex, hinge same level as teeth
triceratops, hinge higher
one best solution to problems
coverge similarly
Term
skin function
Definition
thermoregulation, osmoregulation,communicaiton, sensory
Term
basal lamina
Definition
dermis grows from here
Term
hypodermis consists of
Definition
loose CT
Term
chromatophores in this layer
Definition
dermis
transferred to epidermis during growth
skin color
Term
melanophore
Definition
type of chromatophore
contains melanin
Term
morphological changes in coloration
Definition
slow, seasonal etcc
Term
physiological changes in coloration
Definition
fast migration, nervous or hormonal stimulation
Term
cryptic coloration
Definition
to hide
flatfish
Term
aposematic coloration
Definition
chameleon like
used as warning
skunk, tree frog
Term
blue is not a pigment but a _______________ pigmentation
Definition
structural
Term
iradophore
Definition
structural pigment that radiates light
rainbow lizard
Term
exocrine glands
Definition
duct that comes to surface
Term
endocrine gland
Definition
duct that releases into bloodstream
Term
skin growth
Definition
dermis makes layer of cells that pushes outwards
basement membrane youngest cells
top layer dead stratum corneum
Term
stratum corneum
Definition
to thick dead layer of skin that resists abrasion
Term
epidermis derivatives that sink into the dermis
Definition
glands, sensory cells
Term
skin derivatives
Definition
scales, feathers, teeth, mammary glands
Term
fossil evidence show cartilage in ostracoderms is ______________ type of ___________________
Definition
derived type of bone
Term
agnathan skin
Definition
no stratum corneum
granal cells make mucus
Term
fish epithelium
Definition
thin and always made of live cells
Term
unicellular glands
Definition
slime
Term
multicellular glands
Definition
toxins etc..
Term
shark skin
Definition
placoid scales
dermal origin
dermal plate remants?
also mucus glands
Term
fish mucus
Definition
rotects skin from bacteria
reduced friction in water
Term
scale formation
Definition
enamel and dentin added on surface of scalaes
papillae, ameloblasts etc.. same as teeth formation, same processes
Term
cosmoid scale
Definition
made from dentin (cosmine)and enamel on bone
Term
ganoid scale
Definition
only enamel (ganoin) on bone
Term
gar scale
Definition
only lamellar bone
Term
teleost scales
Definition
bone, calcium deposits
ctenu
Term
ctenoid scales
Definition
bone, calciu deposits in rings
Term
bony fish scales made of
Definition
thin dermal layer
no osteoblasts in dermal layer\living cells
unicellular mucus glands
Term
photophores
Definition
light emitting organs in some fish
catch prey, signalling
bioluminescence
Term
amphibian dermis needs to be
Definition
has to protect from water loss (stay moist) but be thin to breathe
Term
amohibian dermis structure
Definition
thin, keratinized
uni and multicellular glands
well vascularized
melano/chromato/iridip phores
some aposematic coloration
Term
reptile skin
Definition
continuous keratinized scales
fission zone
claws, no mucus
scent glands
Term
fission zone
Definition
where new skin growing under old skin
detaches at molding
Term
gastralia
Definition
dermal bones in abdomen
keep belly from being squashed
associated c ribs
Term
bird skin
Definition
thin stratum corneum, thin dermal layer
uropygial glands
sclaes, claws, feathers epidermal
Term
feather formation
Definition
dermal papillae protrusion from epidermis
crown of barbs makes feather shaft, then sheath
keratin based dead structure
Term
feather muscles
Definition
errector, depressor, rotator
Term
feather evolution ideas
Definition
sexual selection, thermoregulation (have to be a warm blooded reptile then)
gliding (tree down etc..)
Term
mammals skin
Definition
thick stratum corneum
glands sunk in skin
apocrine glands,arrevctor pili smooth muscle, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, dermal papillae with nerves, vascularized
Term
sebaceous glands
Definition
alveolar, produces oils (fatty acids, cholesterols and waxes)
Term
sweat glands
Definition
apocrine (activated at puberty/signalling)
eccrines ( no associated with hairs)
Term
matrix cells
Definition
cell that produces the hair in mammal skin
Term
apocrine sweat
Definition
viscous fluid, pheremones
Term
hair structures
Definition
keratin inside
space inside=medulla
outer cuticle
Term
medulla
Definition
central keratinized cells
Term
cortex
Definition
fibrous keratin
Term
cuticular scale
Definition
outer surface of cortex
Term
horns
Definition
bony protuberance with keratinized sheath
Term
vibrissae
Definition
sensiive nerve at base, thick fibrous sheath,used to find way
Term
pellage
Definition
long coarse outer hairs, protection , social dispays,
Term
antler homologous to
Definition
bones
dermal formations that shed
Term
baleen
Definition
keratinized structure with continuous growth
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