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| Carry the data to the central nervous system |
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| Made up of sensory receptors and sensory nerves |
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| Detect stimuli as light, sound, touch, and the concentration of oxygen in the blood |
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Consists of the brain and spinal cord
Integrates information from all stimuli, external and internal
Sends signals to the motor system |
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| Carries impulses along motor nerves to effectors bringing about the appropriate response |
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| Such as glands, muscles, and other organs |
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| The steady state condition in the vertebrate body |
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| The control of tissue water balance and the elimination of excess salts and urea |
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| A waste product of the metabolism of amino acids |
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| Contains the Bowman's capsule, glomerulus, proximal convoluted tubule, distal convoluted tubule |
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| Contains the collecting duct and Loop of Henle |
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| The loop of Henle and and collecting ducts extend into renal pyramids |
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| Connects the renal pelvis to the urinary bladders |
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| Expanded portion of the ureter that collects urine from the collecting ducts of the kidney |
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| Carries urine out of the urinary bladder to either the penis or the vagina |
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| Where the urethra and the vagina meet in fetal pigs |
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| Leads from the ductus deferens to the scrotum |
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| Sac containing the testes |
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| Produce testosterone and semen |
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| Stores semen until ejaculation |
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| Ductus deferens (Vas deferens) |
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| Transports semen away from the epididymis back into the abdominal cavity, where it loops over the ureter and enters the urethra |
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| Produce eggs, estrogen, and progesterone |
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| Connects one ovary with the uterine horns |
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| Allows for multiple fetuses to develop |
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| Leads from the uterus to the vagina |
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Attaches the fetal pig to the mother pig
Consists of tissue from the inner lining of the uterus and the chorionic vesicle |
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A saclike structure surrounding each fetal pig
Made up of the chorion and the allantois |
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| A very thin, fluid-filled sac around the fetus |
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| Attaches the fetus to the fetal membranes |
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The functional cell of nervous tissue
Three parts: a cell body, dendrites, and axons |
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| Contains cytoplasm and the nucleus |
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| Extensions from the cell body that transmit nervous impulses towards toward the cell body |
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| An extension that transmits nervous impulses away from the cell body to the next neuron or sometimes to a muscle fiber |
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| Nonconducting cells that support and protect neurons |
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| Allows the light to enter the eye |
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| Connects the eye to the brain |
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| Made up of the cornea and sclera |
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| Outer layer of the posterior end of the eye |
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| Focuses the light on the retina |
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| Holds the retina in place and is the major internal support of the eye |
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A dark, ridged, muscular structure surrounding and attached to the lens by thin ligaments
A component of the second tunic of the eye |
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| A second tunic layer of the eye |
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A component of the vascular tunic
Surrounds the opening of the pupil |
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| Allows light to pass through the vascular tunic to the lens |
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The third tunic of the eye
Contains microscopic rods and cones |
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Another component of the vascular tunic
Absorbs extraneous light rays passing through the retina |
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| A tissue found in the choroid of some animals that enhances vision in limited light |
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