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Bio 161 Lab Practical
Lab 2-5
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
01/14/2009

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tissues
Definition
groups of cells with a common structure and function: epithelial, connective, muscle, and neural
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organs
Definition
several of the various types of tissues working together to maintain homeostasis
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homeostasis
Definition
remarkably consistent balance of internal conditions that is achieved despite often rapidly and radically changing external and internal environments
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histology
Definition
study of tissues
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epidermis
Definition
vertebrates: over dermis, stratified
invertebrates: simple, possible true dermis
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dermis
Definition
connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves, other specialized structures
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apical surface
Definition
free edge that does not contact other cells
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basement membrane
Definition
bottommost layer of cells sits upon it
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simple
Definition
one layer of cells; function in filtration, secretion, absorption
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stratified
Definition
multiple layers of cells; function is primarily protection
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squamous
Definition
osmosis, diffusion, protection, surface area, flexible
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cuboidal
Definition
flexible intermediate between squamous and columnar
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columnar
Definition
structural support
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keratin
Definition
extremely durable, insoluble, water-resistant protein in epithelial cells
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epidermal ridges/ friction ridges
Definition
appearing as a ruffled or undulating border between the epidermis and dermis; increase surface area between epidermis(no blood vessels) and dermis(vessels) as well as increasing friction between the epidermis and the environment
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goblet cells
Definition
secrete mucous onto the apical surface of the epithelium (found in simple columnar epithelium)
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microvilli
Definition
thousands of microscopic finger-like projections (NOT cilia, cannot move)
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cuticle
Definition
composed of polysaccharide chitin and various structural proteins
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chitin
Definition
long , heavy polymer or a derivative of glucose, is rarely pure, and instead combined with the proteins to form a glycoprotein
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lepidoptera
Definition
butterflies
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stratum corneum
Definition
outermost layer of the epidermis made from tightly connected keratinized epithelial cells
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sebaceous glands
Definition
secrete sebum, an oily substance, onto hair follicles or the surface of the skin
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sweat glands
Definition
long slender coiled tubular glands that secrete a watery sweat 1% NaCl
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squamates
Definition
animals in which the scale folds are overlapping
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scutes
Definition
large, thin, quadrilateral or polygonal scales (usually on belly)
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carapace
Definition
top of turtle's shell
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plastron
Definition
bottom of turtle's shell
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feather follicle
Definition
epithelial cells divide and form tall columns that push superficially
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barbs
Definition
side columns of feathers-off of shaft
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shaft
Definition
central "stem" of feather
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contour feathers
Definition
have central shaft with two vanes
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calamus
Definition
quill
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flanges
Definition
small barbules that have microscopic hooklets to interlock with other of these
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down feathers
Definition
small, fluffy feathers that lay beneath and between contour feathers
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filoplumes
Definition
hairlike feathers predominately resembling a threadlike shaft
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hair root
Definition
anchors the hair into the skin
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hair shaft
Definition
begins halfway up the follicle, is composed of 3 layers of concentric layers of dead, keratinized cells
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horn
Definition
pointed projection of the head of certain mammals-composed of keratin surrounding a core of living bone
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antlers
Definition
not keratinized structures, but branched dermal bone
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ossification
Definition
formation of bone, calcifying connective tissue
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ganoid scales
Definition
continuous, shiny, bony armor on the entire organism
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placoid scales
Definition
consist of bone, dentin, and in enamel-like covering. spine extends above the flat bony scale and penetrates the epidermis
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cycloid/ctenoid scales
Definition
thin lamellar bone and dense collagen-flexable and translucent.
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static equilibrium
Definition
allows you to determine your position relative to a center of gravity
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dynamic equilibrium
Definition
gives you information regarding the speed and direction of the body's motion
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sclera
Definition
white outside layer of eye
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cornea
Definition
clear part over iris/pupil, protective
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choroid
Definition
between the retina and sclera, also called pigment layer
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ciliary body
Definition
muscle surrounding iris
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iris
Definition
colored portion of eye
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pupil
Definition
hole in iris
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lens
Definition
behind pupil
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aqueous humor
Definition
thin, watery fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the iris
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retina
Definition
back layer of tissue, highly vascularized
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rods and cones
Definition
detect black, white, and color
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fovea centralis
Definition
centralized location of rods
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vitreous humor
Definition
jelly-like fluid that fills white part of eye
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optic disc
Definition
blind spot
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optic nerve
Definition
where many optic axons leave the eye cavity
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cataract
Definition
proteins in lens begin to coagulate, reducing transparency
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lens accommodation
Definition
lens changes shape to see near objects
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binocular vision
Definition
allows depth perception
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negative after-imaging
Definition
rods become bleached if exposed to intense light of the proper wavelength for a sufficient period causing this when looking at a white paper
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positive after-imaging
Definition
cones can also become bleached if exposed to intense light of the proper wavelength for a sufficient period causing this when looking at a white paper
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ear bone
Definition
surrounds inner ear
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outer ear
Definition
pinna and auditory canal
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middle ear
Definition
from tympanic membrane to cochlea
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inner ear
Definition
cochlea and everything inside it
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pinna
Definition
part of the ear we see
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auditory canal
Definition
leads to tympanic membrane
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tympanic membrane
Definition
eardrum
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auditory (eustachian) tube
Definition
The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx
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nasopharynx
Definition
The area of the upper throat that lies behind the nose.
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malleus
Definition
bone in front of incus
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incus
Definition
pointed bone behind malleaus
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stapes
Definition
covers oval window of cochlea
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semicircular canals
Definition
part of vestibular sense, tubes
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cochlea
Definition
snail-looking inner ear part
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round window
Definition
where sound waves escape, below oval window
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vestibulocochlear nerve
Definition
connects to top of cochlea
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sacculus and utriculus
Definition
form base of semicircular canals, contain hair cells with tiny stones of calcium carbinate
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conduction deafness
Definition
interference with sound waves as they travel to the inner ear (weber's test, bone makes it sound louder in deaf ear)
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sensorineural deafness
Definition
results from damage to cochlear hair cells (weber's test, louder in normal ear-no transmition to brain auditory areas in deaf ear)
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nystagmus
Definition
reflex movement of the eyes, attempts to compensate for the loss of balance by visual fixation on an object
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chondrocytes
Definition
secrete and maintain extracellular matrix in cartilage
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lacuna
Definition
pocket in the matrix
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endochondral ossification
Definition
inside a hyaline cartilage "model" bone formation begins
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epiphyses
Definition
remnant of cartilage between bones
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diaphysis
Definition
central shaft of bone
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growth plate
Definition
epiphyses and diaphysis
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plate closure
Definition
ossification overtakes and completely replaces cartilage
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compact bone
Definition
hard outside bone
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osteoblasts
Definition
build bones
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osteons
Definition
cylindrical structures of bone
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osteocytes
Definition
trapped osteoblasts
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osteoclasts
Definition
dissolve matrix during bone remodeling and repair
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haversian canal
Definition
core channel containing blood vessels and nerves
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lamellae
Definition
concentric rings of bone matrix surrounding haversion canal
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canaliculi
Definition
small channels linking lacunae to blood vessels
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urostyle
Definition
adaptation of one or several vertebrae in frog
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calcaneum and astragalus
Definition
two elongated tarsals in frog
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tibiofibula
Definition
fused bones of the lower leg in frogs
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radioulna
Definition
fused bones of the forearm in frog
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keel
Definition
deep sternum in birds allowing attachment of powerful flight muscles
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velum
Definition
shelf like membrane around the subumbrellar surface, aids in locomotion of medusae
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ctenes
Definition
8 rows of fused ciliated plates
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madreporite
Definition
hole where water enters echinoderms
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ampulla
Definition
lightbulb shaped structures that work with tube feet
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ring canal
Definition
canal from which radial canals extend for locomotion
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myotomes
Definition
longitudinal muscle fibers which run parallel to the vertebral column in fish
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epaxial muscles
Definition
on dorsal side of the vertebral column in fish
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hypaxial muscles
Definition
ventral muscles in fish
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digitigrade
Definition
walks on phlanges
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plantigrade
Definition
phlanges, metatarsals, tarsals on ground
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unguligrade
Definition
walk on tips of phalanges
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striations
Definition
stripes due to intracellular contractile elements actin and myosin
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peripheral nuclei
Definition
arrangement of muscle cells with multiple nuclei
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orthopertera
Definition
chitinous forewings, membranous hindwings
grasshopper
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hymenoptera
Definition
two pairs of membranous wings, hindwings reduced
bees
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diptera
Definition
one pair of membranous wings, second pair reduced to knob-like structure
flies and mosquitoes
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coleoptera
Definition
hardened forewings, membranous hindwings
beetles
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hemiptera
Definition
forewings are proximally chitinous, distally membranous, membranous hindwings
locusts
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