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ZOOL 431
Intro to Chordates
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
09/24/2007

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I.D. the 3 Deuterostome groups
Definition
1. Echinoderms
2. Hemichordates
3. Chordates
Term
Main chordate characteristics
Definition
-notochord
-pharynx with slits
-hollow, dorsal nerve chord
-postanal tail
-endostyle or thyroid
-heart that pumps blood ventrally in anterior direction
-segmentation
Term
notochord function
Definition
support structure
Term
pharynx function
Definition
feeding and some respiration
Term
endostyle or thyroid function
Definition
produces mucus
Term
chordate characteristics of echinoderms
Definition
none, but share development pattern with chordates and some are filter feeding (ex. seastars, sea cucumbers, etc.)
Term
chordate characteristics of hemichordates
Definition
pharyngeal slits (ex. acorn worms)
Term
3 subphylum of phylum chordata
Definition
1. Urochordata (tunicates)
2. cephalochordata (amphioxus)
3. Craniata (vertebrates and hagfish)
Term
observance of chordate characteristics
Definition
most are seen during larval stage, but pharynx present throughout life
Term
larval tunicates
Definition
do not feed, pharynx for respiration only
Term
adult tunicates
Definition
incurrent/excurrent siphons
Term
cephalochordata respiration
Definition
across skin and pharynx
Term
cephalochordata feeding
Definition
filter feeder with wheel organ, no muscles in phrynx
Term
amphioxus circulation
Definition
sinus venosus
Term
proposed evolutionary sequence
Definition
1. echinoderm-like
2. Hemichoradate-like
3. tunicate-like
4. cephalochordate-like (???)
Term
paedomorphism
Definition
juvenile traits are maintained into adulthood
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