Midterm Review Questions - Biology Exam PDF

What is the primary function of the lung in mudpuppies? a. Buoyancy During digestion, food entering the esophagus has just passed through the: b. Pharynx What is the function of the gallbladder c. Stores bile Which of the following animals is NOT included w/in the clade Gnathostomata: d....

What is the primary function of the lung in mudpuppies? a. Buoyancy During digestion, food entering the esophagus has just passed through the: b. Pharynx What is the function of the gallbladder c. Stores bile Which of the following animals is NOT included w/in the clade Gnathostomata: d. Lamprey Which is the most distal element in the mudpuppy hind limb? e. Phalanges The cervical vertebrae are found in which part of the body? f. Neck If you see that your shark has claspers on its pelvic find, you can be sure that it is: g. Male Which of the following is NOT a function of the spleen in sharks? h. Release of digestive enzymes into duodenum Which of the following hypaxial muscles on the mudpuppy is the most superficial? i. External oblique In the fish heart, blood enters the atrium from the: j. Sinus venosus Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver in bony fish? k. Buoyancy Ctenoid scale In sharks, the intestine can be distinguished from the rest of the digestive tract by the presence of: l. Spiral valve Stomach in perch  The presence of organs to control buoyancy in both sharks and bony fish is an example of: m. Analogy In fishes, the lateral line is used for which sense? n. Mechanoreception The tarsals are found in which part of the body? o. Ankle In the bony fish heart, blood leaving the ventricle next passes through the: p. Bulbus arteriosus What is one function of the head kidney in bony fish? q. Production of stress hormones Lamprey liver A red arrow pointing to a plant AI-generated content may be incorrect. During respiration in dogfish sharks, water enters the pharynx via: r. Spiracles The presence of Meckel's cartilage in the jaws of both sharks and mudpuppies is an example of: s. Homology Dogfish shark spleen  Perch intestine Close-up of a fish\'s body AI-generated content may be incorrect. 25. What is the name of the bony plate protecting the gills in bony fish? t. Operculum 26. In sharks, this muscle is used to close the lower jaw and is responsible for bite force: u. Adductor mandibulae 27. Which of the following is NOT a function of the pancreas? v. Produce bile to emulsify fats 28. Which skeletal elements forms the upper jaw articulation point in both mudpuppies and bony fish? w. Quadrate 29. Which cartilage element forms the lower jaw in sharks? x. Meckel's cartilage 30. Parietal bone  31. The most ventral trunk muscle in the mudpuppy is the: y. Rectal abdominis 32. Which of the following epaxial muscles on the mudpuppy is the most superficial? z. Dorsalis trunci 33. Perch heart 34. Lamprey's notochord: 35. What is the skeletal element that articulates with the femur to form the hip joint? a. Ilium