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Lab 6: Skills in the Laboratory III: Dissection & Anatomy
BIO 204.L10
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
12/06/2012

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Metazoan = ?
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Organisms that divide the workload of the body between different cells
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Ancestral eumetazoan = ?
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A common ancestor to most animals
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Fixatives = ?
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Chemicals used to stabilize subjects prior to dissection 
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Organism immersion = ?
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Placing organs in water to see them better
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When should you use a scalpel when dissecting?
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Only use a scalpel for the first incision.
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Annelids = ?
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The worm family
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Metamerism = ?
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A characteristic defined as a segmented body
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Peristalsis = ?
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A wavelike motion inducing movement
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Tripoblastic = ?
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Having 3 embryonic layers
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Dorsal side = ?
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Top side
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What do capillaries do?
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Enable gas exchange
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Ganglia = ?
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Brain
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Prostonium = ?
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The first segment of an earthworm
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Gonopore = ?
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Female genital pore one earthworms, below the prostonium
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Oviduct = ?
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Ovary, below gonopore
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Vas deferens = ?
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Male genitals, holes below ovary
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ditellum = ?
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Sac around earthworm for eggs
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Setae = ?
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Bristles on earthworm for traction
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An earthworm has _#_ hearts?
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Earthworm, iguanas and mice have ___ circulatory systems.
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Earthworm, iguanas and mice have closed circulatory systems.
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An iguana has a _#_ chambered heart.
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Mice have a _#_ chambered heart. 
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What is the difference between pulmonary and systemic arteries?
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Pulmanory arteries carry blood two and from the lungs while systemic arteries carry blood to and from your body.
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What is the purpose of a gizzard?
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A gizzard grinds food.
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Describe where food goes through an earthworm.
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Mouth -> esophagus -> crop -> gizzard -> anus
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