Lab Final Review Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing lab final material, focusing on fill-in-the-blank questions.

The stomach's primary function is to _.

stores food

The two things excreted from the stomach are and .

HCL and Pepsin

The crop in earthworms is similar to the stomach because it _.

Stores food

The tympanic membrane _.

Absorbs sound waves

__ detects electrical currents.

Ampullae of Lorenzini

The muscle in the respiratory system that aids in breathing is the __.

Diaphragm

A pig has _ heart chambers.

4

A shark has _ heart chambers.

2

A turtle has _ heart chambers.

3

The gizzard functions to _.

Grind food

Nutrient exchange occurs in _.

Capillaries

The system that includes the brain and spinal cord is the __.

Central Nervous System (CNS)

The endocrine system communicates through the body using __.

Hormones

The five kinds of taste are _.

Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami

The respiratory system has three major functions: __.

Adds oxygen to blood, removes carbon dioxide from blood, regulate pH of blood

The balloon-like organ in the urinary system is the __.

Urinary bladder

A squid has _ arms.

8

A squid has _ tentacles.

2

The __ can be used to differentiate the mouth and anus side of an earthworm.

Clitellum

The snout of a dogfish shark is called the __.

Rostrum

The many pieces of designs on a turtle shell are called __.

Scute

The __ in a pig is similar to the appendix in humans.

Cecum

The four types of tissue are __.

Connective, muscle, epithelial, nervous

The part of the kidney that collects urine is the __.

Renal pelvis

In the respiratory system, the __ is made up of C-shaped cartilage.

Trachea

The taste for sour things evolved _.

To know when things are bad

The __ division in the peripheral nervous system is in charge of the flight or flight response.

Sympathetic

The cardiovascular system is in the __ organ system group.

Transport

In a pig's digestive system, the duodenum gets help from three accessory organs: __.

Gallbladder, pancreas, and liver

The liver produces __, which helps break down fat.

Bile

The gallbladder __.

Stores and secrete excess bile

The pancreatic juice functions in __.

Neutralizing stomach acid, breaks down everything

In the pig, the little flat at the end of the mouth is the __, which covers the airway when swallowing.

Epiglottis

To be a part of the maintenance group, an organ system __.

Must add or remove something from the blood

Our sense of knowing where one's body is in space is called __.

Proprioception

In the back of the eye, the structure that holds photoreceptors is the __.

Retina

are used for peripheral vision, while are used for detailed vision.

Rods do peripheral vision, cones do detailed vision

The smooth muscle movement in the esophagus that moves food along is called __.

Peristalsis

In the squid, the black/silver structure is the __.

Ink sac

Earthworms are __ and have both male and female parts.

Hermaphroditic

The organ in the dogfish shark that removes salt is the __.

Rectal gland

The oily substance produced by the liver of a shark functions in __.

Buoyancy

You can tell if a shark is male if it __.

Has claspers

The body part of a squid is called the __.

Mantle

The __ jets out water to move the squid.

Siphon

You can tell which side of the squid is ventral because the __.

Siphon is ventral side up

The three functions of the urinary system are __.

Regulate water, regulate salt, removes waste

In a squid dissection, the giant thing in the middle that tells you it's female is the __.

Nidamental gland

The intestines make up 4/5 of an earthworm because __.

It takes a lot of worm to get nutrients out of soil