Shark Dissection Guide

Vocabulary

be able to identify the following structures         Dissection Guide
*Know what it does                                        Helpful plates: 1, 2, 6, 13-21, 23,27, 28, 40


ampullae of Lorenzini (canals of Lorenzini)        muscle
anal fin                                                             myomeres
anterior dorsal fin*                                           notochord
atrium                                                               olfactory lobe*
caudal fin*                                                       optic lobe*
cerebellum*                                                      pancreas
cerebrum (cerebral hemisphere)*                      pectoral fin*
clasper*                                                           placoid scales
cloaca                                                              posterior dorsal fin*
colon                                                               pelvic fin*
digitform gland                                                 rectum
dorsal aorta                                                     rostral keel
epaxial muscle*                                               rugae (in stomach)*
external nares                                                  skin
eye                                                                 skull
gall bladder                                                     spinal cord
gill slit                                                             spiracle*
gill                                                                  spiral valve*
gill raker*                                                       spleen
graafian follicle                                                stomach
hepatic vein                                                     teeth
intestine*                                                        testis
kidney                                                            uterus
lamellae*                                                        ventricle
lateral line*                                                     vertebrae
lateral abdominal artery
liver*
medulla
mesentery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shark Dissection Guide