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Zoo.Lab:Chordata
All Chordates (Practical #3)
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/02/2011

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Superclass Agnatha
Definition
"without jaws" (lampreys)
Term
ampullae of lorenzini
Definition
shark structures that sense electrical fields given off by fish
Term
placoid scales
Definition
shark structures built like teeth
Term
frogs & salamanders (Class Amphibia)
Definition
-have pulmonary circuit and systemic circuit

-3 chambered heart
Term
Order Anura
Definition
frogs and toads
Term
frog/toad characteristics
Definition
lack true ribs

caudal vertebrate fused to form urostyle
Term
Nonavian reptiles characteristics
Definition
have amniotic egg

tough, protective skin

diapsid lineage (skull with 2 cheek openings; turtles lack this)

better developed lungs than previously studied animals

more effecient and complex circulatory and nervous systems
Term
nonavian reptile examples?
Definition
crocodilians, turtles, tortoises, lizards
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Order Testudines
Definition
turtles
Term
Subclass Aves (Class Reptilia)
Definition
birds
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Class Mammalia
Definition
mammals (young nourished by milk, most have hair)
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mammal characteristics
Definition
muscular diaphragm

4 chambered heart

nervous system well developed

eggs develop in uterus w/ placental attachment
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