UC.BIO.1005 Laboratory Manual 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering WHMIS 2015 safety definitions, hazard classes, pictograms, SDS sheets, taxonomy concepts, forest ecology terms, and anatomical directional terminology from Biology Lab 1.

Flagging

Tree growth asymmetry where terminal buds on one side are damaged by wind or avalanches.

Earthworm External Anatomy

Biological structure of an earthworm showing the prostomium at the cephalic end, the clitellum, and the pygidium at the caudal end.

External Anatomy of Melanoplus sp.

Lateral view of a grasshopper showing head, thorax, and abdomen regions along with compound eyes, antennae, wings, legs, spiracles, and abdominal segments.

Anterior

Anatomical directional term meaning towards the head.

Posterior

Anatomical directional term meaning away from the head or toward the tail.

Dorsal

Anatomical directional term meaning towards the back of an animal (the spinal side in vertebrates).

Ventral

Anatomical directional term meaning towards the bottom side ("belly" side) of an organism.

Distal

Anatomical directional term meaning lying towards the tip or free end of a structure.

Proximal

Anatomical directional term meaning lying toward the base or point of attachment of a structure.

Sagittal

Anatomical plane along the median longitudinal axis, dividing the body into right and left halves lengthwise.

Transverse

Anatomical plane situated at right angles to the longitudinal plane.

Cross Section

A cut made at a right angle to the long axis of a structure.