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vertebrate zoology--tetrapod lab
vocabulary for tetrapod lab
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
03/23/2010

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radio ulna
Definition
fused lower arm bone
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suprascapula
Definition
shoulder blades
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ilium
Definition
hip bones on either side of urostyle
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pubis
Definition
part of hip where urostyle and ilium attach
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ischium
Definition
tail sticking from pubisu
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urostyle
Definition
last vertebrate, between two ilium bones
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sacral vertebrate
Definition
2nd to last vertebrate
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atlas
Definition
first vertebrate, allows nodding of the head
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frontoparietal
Definition
frontal and parietal fused
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squamosal
Definition
bone running on lateral edges of orbits
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prootic
Definition
bone behind each orbit
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vomer
Definition
upper roof of mouth, has vomerine teeth
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acetabulum
Definition
place where femur articulates with pelvis
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sternum
Definition
bone running down between suprascapula
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clavicle
Definition
bone running lateral between suprascapula
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glenoid fossa
Definition
place where humerous articulates
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scapula
Definition
below the suprascapula
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palatine ridge
Definition
ridge on inside of mouth on anterior, dorsal ridge
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internal choana
Definition
internal nostrils
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vomerine teeth
Definition
also called ridges, help hold prey in mouth, located between choana
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maxillary teeth
Definition
teeth on the maxilla
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auditory tube
Definition
holes on either side of inside of mouth near back of mouth--still on dorsal side though
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esophagus
Definition
entry that is more dorsal/posterior--looks 'above' when mouth is open
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laryngeal prominence
Definition
prominence between glottis and esophagus entry
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glottis
Definition
smaller hole, lower down when mouth is open, goes to lungs (trachea)
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bulbus cortis
Definition
artery leaving heart, connected to ventricle
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truncus arteriosus
Definition
artery connected to bulbus cortis, branches in two immediately (right branch, left branch)
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fat body
Definition
yellow, stringy things in coelom
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mesentary
Definition
tissue that connects stomach, intestines, etc
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ovary
Definition
eggs in coelom
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oviduct
Definition
looks light intestine, but not connected to stomach, is connected to ovaries
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mesovarium
Definition
connects ovaries to wall of coelom
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ovisac
Definition
end of oviduct, where it is straight
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cloaca
Definition
tube connecting to exit
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testes
Definition
connected to kidney, which is connected to dorsal wall of coelom
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mesorchium
Definition
connects testes to wall
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olfactory lobe
Definition
most anterior lobe of brain
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cerebrum
Definition
between olfactory lobe and pineal body
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pineal body
Definition
between cerebrum and optic lobes
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optic lobes
Definition
2 large lobes between pineal body and cerebellum
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cerebellum
Definition
partially underneath the optic lboes
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medulla oblongata
Definition
connects cerebellum to vertebrae
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4th ventricle
Definition
connected to medulla oblongata
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