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Term
Amniotes
Definition
All land tetrapods that lay amniotic eggs
Term
Amniotic Egg Membranes (4)
Definition

1. Amnion - ecloses amniotic fluid

2. Allantois - respiration and waste removal

3. Yolk Sac - food and blood circulation

4. Chorion - forms placenta

Term
Anapsids and extant line
Definition
No fenestrae. Extant line - turtles.
Term
Diapsids and extant lines (3)
Definition
Two fenestrae. Squalmates (snakes, lizards, amphisbaenians), Crocodiles, and Birds.
Term
Synpsids and extant group
Definition
One fenestrae. Mammals.
Term
Features that made reptiles "true land verterbrates"
Definition

1. Strong interlocking vertebral column

2. Neck that turns

3. Dry, hard epidermis, scales, and claws

4. Specialized lings and imporved cardiovascular system

5. Movable jaw

6. Internal fertilization

Term
Reptile skin
Definition
Intermediate layer is the molt line
Term
Scutes
Definition
Snake scales which aid is locomotion
Term
Dermal plates in turtles
Definition
Carapace dorsally and plastron ventrally
Term
Rib muscles in reptiles
Definition
Aid in breathing and snakes use to lift scutes.
Term
Flaveloi
Definition
Sub chambers of lungs
Term
Caudal autotomy
Definition
Lizard breaks off tail as escape mechanism.
Term
Poisonous snake groups (3)
Definition

1. Opisthoglyphs (rear fanged)

2. Proteroglyphs (rigid fanged) Neurotoxic poison - cobra, coral snake, sea snake

3. Solenoglyphs (movable fangs) Hemolytic poison - vipers

Term
Incomlete septum in snakes
Definition
R&L ventricle mixes oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
Term
Snake hearing
Definition
Tympanum, middle ear, and eustachian tube are lost, but auditory lobes appear in brain.
Term
Oviduct in lizards and snakes
Definition
Only right oviduct is functional
Term
Ovo-viviparous
Definition
Egg mature in mother.
Term
Parthenogenetic
Definition
Female reproduction without mating
Term
Reptilian triats of Archeopteryx (10)
Definition

1. Long tail with caudal vertebrae

2. Thecodent teeth

3. Beak-like snout

4. No synscarum

5. Small sternum without keel

6. Fore-limb digits

7. Solid bones

8. Abdominal muscles

9. No pygostyle

10. Scales on body

Term
Avian traits of Archeopteryx
Definition

1. Flight feathers

2. Reduced number of digits

3. Furcula (wishbone)

4. Scales on lower legs and beak

5. Fused metatarsals

 

Term
Distinctive bone features of modern birds (9)
Definition

1. Pneumatic bones

2. Large sternum with keel

3. Synsacrum - supports hind limb while walking, jumping, and perching

4. Pygostyle - supports tail feathers

5. Unicate ribs (overlapping)

6. Furcula - wish bone

7. Carpo-metacarpus - increase wing span

8. Tibio tarsus - ankle joint

9. One occipital condyle

Term
Distinctive external features of modern birds
Definition

1. Wings with feathers

2. Beak

3. Fixed eyeballs

4. Long, mobile neck

5. Uropygeal gland - oil secretion

6. 4 toes with hallux (1st toe) pointing backwards

Term
Types of feathers (3)
Definition

1. Flight - remiges and rectrices

2. Body

3. Down - insulation and protection

Term
Remiges
Definition

1. Primary flight feathers attatched to caropmetacarpus

2. Secondary attacked to ulna

Term
Rectrices
Definition
attatched to pygostyle
Term
Alula
Definition
Flight feathers on first digit for slow flying and landing.
Term
Pectoralis
Definition
Largest muscle attatched to keel for lift.
Term
Supracoracoideus
Definition
Underneath pectoralis for upstroke
Term
Prototheria, Metatheria, Eutheria
Definition

Prototheria (monotremes) - reptile-like mammals with cloaca. Lay eggs.

Metatheria - masupilas

Eutheria - placentas

Term
Monotremes (prototheria) extant groups (2)
Definition
Spiny ant-eater and Duck-billed platypus.
Term
Masupials (metatheria)
Definition
Most of development is completed in marsupium (pouch).
Term
Placentas (eutherians)
Definition
True mammals
Term
Distinctive features of placentals (17)
Definition

1. Mammary glands

2. Hair

3. Muscular diaphragm

4. External ear

5. 3 ear ossicles

6. 2 occipital condyles

7. Sweat and oil glands

8. Heterodont dentition - two sets of teeth

9. Secondary palate - seperates food from nasal passage

10. Single dentary bone

11. Zygomatic arch (cheek bone)

12. Separate anus and urethra

13. Boconcave anucleate RBC's

14. Left arotic arch, complete double circulation, and homeothermy

15. Larynx as voice box

16. Enlarged cerebral hemispheres with cerebral cortex

17. Intra-uterine (viviparity)

Term
Insectivores
Definition
Primitive mammals Ex. moles, shrews, hedgehogs
Term
Xenarthrans
Definition
More specialized insectivores Ex. armadillos, slothes, South American ant-eaters
Term
Tubulidentata
Definition
Ant-eat with long snout and sticky tongue
Term
Chiropterans
Definition
Bats. Skin between digits.
Term
Primates
Definition

1. Prosimians - lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers

2. Anthropoids - monkeys, apes, and human

Term
Logomorpha
Definition
Rabbits and hares
Term
Rodents
Definition
Largest mammalian group.
Term
Carnivores
Definition
Long canines and have scent glands near anus
Term
Pinnipedians
Definition
Aquatic carnivores. Seals, Sea Lions, and walruses.
Term
Ungulates and groups Perissodactlys and Artiodactyls
Definition
Walk on tips of toe. Perissodactlys (horses) walk on hoofed tips off 1-4 toes. Artiodactyles (cattle, deer) walk on two toes.
Term
Proboscids
Definition
Elephants. Incisors form tusks.
Term
Cetaceans
Definition
Whales, dolphins, propoises
Term
Frog circulation
Definition
3 chambered. Oxygenated blood is sent to the brain while deoxygenated blood is set to the lungs.
Term
Reptile circulation
Definition
Incomplete septum making up a partial 4 chambered heart. Cavum arteriosum, venosum, and pulmonale. Oxygenated blood goes to head while mixture goes to rest of body.
Term
Crocodile circulation
Definition
Complete septum. While on land all body gets oxygenated blood, but in the water blood mixes.
Term
Avian and mammalian circulation
Definition
Complete double circulation. Entire body recieves oxygenated blood.
Term
[image]
Definition

  1. diaphragm
  2. gallbladder
  3. liver
  4. pancreas
  5. peritoneum
  6. small intestine
  7. spleen
  8. stomach

Term
[image]
Definition

  1. pharynx
  2. lungs
  3. bronchial tubes
  4. trachea

Term
[image]
Definition

  1. uterine horn
  2. kidney
  3. ovary
  4. urinary bladder
  5. urethra
  6. uterus

Term
[image]
Definition
1. Digastric
2. Mylohyoid
3. Geniohyoid
4. Sternohyoid
5. Sternomastoid
6. Clavotrapezius
7. External Jugular Vein
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Pectoantebrachialis
2. Pectoralis Major
3. Pectoralis Minor
4. Xiphihumeralis
5. Linea Albea
6. Epitrochlearis
7. Triceps (Long Head)
8. Teres Major
9. Subscapularis
10. Serratus Ventralis
11. Latissimus Dorsi
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Acromiotrapezius
2. Levator Scapulae Ventralis
3. Teres Major
4. Triceps Lateral Head (Reflected)
5. Triceps Long Head
6. Triceps Medial Head
7. Brachialis
8. Clavodeltoid
9. Anconeus
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Clavodeltoid
2. Biceps Brachii
3. Triceps Medial Head
4. Epitrochlearis
5. Triceps Long Head
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Long Head of Triceps 7. Extensor Digitorum Communis
2. Lateral Head of Triceps 8. Extensor Digitorum Lateralis
3. Brachialis 9. Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
4. Brachioradialis 10. Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
5. Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus 11. Anconeus
6. Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Brachioradialis 8. Clavodeltoid
2. Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus 9. Biceps Brachii
3. Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis 10. Epitrochlearis
4. Pronator Teres 11. Long Head of Triceps
5. Flexor Carpi Radialis 12. Medial Head of Triceps
6. Palmaris Longus 13. Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
7. Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Aponeurosa
2. Rectus Abdominus
3. Transversus Abdominus
4. External Oblique
5. Internal Oblique
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Multifidus
2. Erector Spinae
3. External Oblique
4. Latissimus Dorsi
5. Spinotrapezius
6. Thoracolumbar Fascia (Cut)
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Semitendinosus
2. Biceps Femoris
3. Caudofemoralis
4. Gluteus Maximus
5. Gluteus Medius
6. Tensor Fascia Lata
7. Sartorius
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Sartorius
2. Gracilis
3. Skippy's Scrotum
4. Semitendinosus
5. Gastrocnemius
6. Plantaris
7. Soleus
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Tibialis Anterior 7. Gastrocnemius
2. Extensor Digitorm Longus 8. Biceps Femoris
3. Peroneus Longus 9. Semitendinosus
4. Peroneus Brevis 10. Semimembranosus
5. Peroneus Tertius 11. Adductor Femoris
6. Soleus 12. Vastus Lateralis
Term
[image]
Definition
1. Gastrocnemius
2. -
3. Soleus
4. -
5. Tibia (Bone)
6. -
7. -
8. -
Term
Sensory or afferent nerves
Definition
Go from CNS to sense organs picking up sensory information
Term
Motor efferent nerves
Definition
Takes messages from CNS to body parts
Term
Dorsal tubular nerve cord forms: (4)
Definition
Fore-brain, mid-brian, hind-brain, and spinal cord.
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