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External Adult Lamprey
Structure/Function
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
01/28/2018

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Term
Adult Lamprey
(6)
Definition
Body is rounder and shorter
Pharynx becomes divided longitudinally
Larval hood is replaced by oral disc w/ teeth
Eyes enlarge
Nostril shifts to the top of the head
Parasite of fish
Term
LAMPREY
Fins
(2)
Definition
Two dorsal fins
Caudal fin
Term
LAMPREY
Buccal Funnel
(2)
Definition
Hood-shaped opening fringed w/ sensory papillae
Supported by a cartilaginous ring that serves as a sucking disc for attachment to the host
Term
LAMPREY
Horny "teeth"
Definition
Not homologous to true vertebrate teeth
Term
LAMPREY
Mouth
(2)
Definition
Back of buccal funnel
Dorsal to tongue
Term
LAMPREY
Tongue
(2)
Definition
Bears sharp, horny teeth
Used for rasping
Term
LAMPREY
Nostril
(3)
Definition
Single nostril
Located middorsally on top of the head
Opens into olfactory sac
Term
LAMPREY
Pineal Organ
(3)
Definition
Oval area just behind the notril
So-called third eye
Contains photoreceptors to detect changes in illumination
Term
LAMPREY
Eyes
(2)
Definition
Functional
Lidless
Term
LAMPREY
External Gill Slits
(2)
Definition
Seven gill slits
Just behind the eye on each side of head
Term
LAMPREY
Lateral Line System
(2)
Definition
Consists of specialized receptors located in small patches on the head and trunk
Sensitive to currents and water movement
Term
LAMPREY
Urogenital Sinus
Definition
Projecting urogenital papilla and ventral juncture of the trunk and the tail
Term
LAMPREY
Anal Opening
Definition
In front of the urogenital sinus
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