Zoology Final
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- uric acid
- metabolism of purines
- diastolic pressure
- relaxation of heart
- av node
- found in lower part of right atrium
- sa node
- small bundle of cardiovascular tissue found on upper part of right atrium
- artery
- vessel that carries blood away from heart
- nephridiopore
- exterior opening
- micturition
- process of releasing urine
- smooth muscle
- thin, pointed at end, single nucleus, not striated, autonomic nervous system
- flagellum
- long, whiplike, single unit at end of a cell
- basal lamina
- filter between blood and coelum
- renal medulla
- renal pyramids found
- pteridines
- found in eye color of insects; orange-red
- urinary bladder
- hollow distensible muscular organ
- endoplasm
- plasmasol; granular
- osteocytes
- actual bone cells (adult)
- peristalsis
- smooth muscle contraction
- vein
- vessel that carries blood to the heart
- yellow marrow
- reserve tissue
- calcification
- deposit of calcium carbonate
- sarcomere
- fundamental unit of contraction
- pulmonary system
- lungs
- amoeboid movement
- found in protozoa, white blood cells, embryonic mesenchyme
- osteoblasts
- embryonic bone cells
- open
- no definite vessels
- malpighian tubules
- located in the junction between midgut and hindgut
- pericardium
- sac that holds heart
- actin
- thin layer; looks like two intertwined beaded chains
- sebaceous gland cells
- oil glands
- homeostasis
- maintenance of balanced system
- caudal region
- tail
- lamellae
- layering of bone
- systemic system
- all of body
- renal system
- kidneys
- smooth muscle
- found in walls of urinary, reproductive, and digestive tract and blood vessels
- cardiac muscle
- tissue of the heart, autonomic nervous system, many nuclei, striated
- karatinization
- squamous cells fill up with keratin and die producing a callous
- sacral region
- pelvis region
- myofibril
- small, tubular structure made of actin and myosin
- closed
- well defined vessels
- bone
- formation of blood cells and storage place for minerals
- dermis
- derived from mesoderm; blood vessels, nerves, muscle fibers, glands
- vertebrate kidney
- major excretory/osmoregulatory organs usually existing in pairs
- exoskeleton
- composed of noncellular material secreted by the epidermis
- sarcolemma
- connective tissue that binds together skeletal muscle
- apocrine glands
- armpit and genitals; odor from bacteria
- compact bone
- dense layer that covers spongy bone
- osteoclasts
- bone destroying cells
- Integuments
- protection
- basal cells
- rest on acellular structure, basement membrane
- myocin
- 200 of more molecules lying parallel with globe shaped head-thicker
- excretion
- elimination of metabolic and nitrogenous products
- ostia
- openings in heart
- nephrostome
- ciliated funnel
- melanocytes
- produce melanin which protects against uv light
- ureter
- runs from kidney (renal pelvis) to urinary bladder
- syncytium
- single mass of cytoplasm broken down into separate uninucleate cell fibers
- procuticle
- protein + chitin (inner layer)
- connective tissue layer
- houses adipose cells
- circular muscle
- increses animals length
- ammonotelic
- remove ammonia
- epidermis
- single layer of cells that secretes 2 zones
- hepatic system
- liver
- epidermis
- thin layer of stratified squamous epithelial
- longitudinal muscle
- shortens animal
- ureotelic
- deanimate amino acid in liver which produces ammonia and changes it to urea for the kidney
- chromatophores
- pigment cells found in dermis; black, gray, dark brown colors
- metanephridia
- ciliated funnel extending from the coelum to the exterior
- lacunae
- space that houses bone cells
- lumbar region
- back
- cervical region
- neck
- cartilage
- made up of chondrocytes from chondroblasts; firm but not hard
- melanophores
- found in epidermis; black, brown, gray
- bundle of his
- muscle fibers that run from av node to both ventricles
- ectoplasm
- plasmagel; nongranular and microscopically clear
- retroperitoneal
- behind peritoneal
- hypo-osmotic
- few osmotically active particles and lots of water
- parapodia
- lateral flaps
- sweat gland cells
- water glands
- axial skeleton
- main longitudinal portion of skeleton; skull and vertebral column
- homeostasis
- maintenance of a steady state internal environment
- hyper-osmotic
- high concentration of osmotically active particles
- sclerotization
- production of cross-linked protein molecules
- haversian canal
- place where blood vessels and nerves enter the bone
- ultrafilter
- very fine mesh filter that separates body fluids
- appendicular skeleton
- bones of all paired appendages
- epicuticle
- protein + lipid material (outer layer)
- capillary
- small vessel that exchanges blood products
- secretory like
- malpighian tubules
- filtration like
- protonephridium, metanephridium, and nephrons
- renal cortex
- nephrons found
- storage kidneys
- accumulate waste throughout animal's entire life
- thoracic region
- chest
- glomerulus
- tangle of capillaries
- xanophores
- found in epidermis; yellow, red
- eccrine glands
- over most of body; excretes uric acid wastes (aids in cooling)
- tracheal system
- system by which insects move oxygen
- ommocromes
- found in eye color of insects; brown
- cilia
- short, hairlike, motile extensions; move the animal or fluids
- systolic pressure
- contraction of heart
- canaliculi
- where exchange between blood and bone occurs
- bowman's capsule
- thin-walled saclike structure lined with one layer of squamous cells
- body like
- body surface
- hemocoel
- cavity where blood is flowing
- spongy bone
- lattice-like spaces filled with red marrow found at tips
- plasmolemma
- plasma membrane; flexible membrane of cell
- nephrons
- functional units of the kidney
- pellicle
- flexible plasma membrane in paramecium
- hypodermis
- type of epidermis which secretes cuticle
- urethra
- tube that transports urine from the bladder to the outside
- urea
- deanimation of amino acids
- skeletal muscle
- most abundant tissue, many nuclei, striated, somatic nervous system
- bone
- type of connective tissue that provides mechanical support