Shark Anatomy
Head |
foremost part of a shark, comprising the skull and face. |
First dorsal fin |
front locomotive limb on the back of a shark. |
Second dorsal fin |
rear locomotive limb on the back of a shark. |
Caudal fin |
locomotive limb at the end of a shark. |
Pelvic fin |
locomotive limb beneath the pelvic girdle of a shark. |
Belly |
lower part of the trunk of a shark. |
Pectoral fin |
locomotive limb on the chest of a shark. |
External gill openings |
gill slit. |
Mouth |
entrance to the digestive tract of a shark. |
Eye |
sight organ of a shark. |
Parietal muscles |
set of muscles of the side of the head. |
Vertebra |
each of the bones forming the spinal column. |
Neural arch |
arched part of a vertebra related to the nervous system. |
Body |
main part of a vertebra. |
Dorsal fin |
locomotive limb on the back of a shark. |
Anterior intestine |
part of the digestive tract just after the stomach. |
Stomach |
part of the digestive tract of a shark between the front and rear parts of the intestine. |
Kidney |
blood-purifying organ. |
Spinal cord |
part of the nervous system contained in the spinal column. |
Cord |
outlined part of the spinal column. |
Caudal fin |
locomotive limb at the end of a shark. |
Cloaca |
opening shared by the genital organs, the urinary and intestinal tracts. |
Pelvic fin |
locomotive limb situated beneath the pelvic girdle of a shark. |
Posterior intestine |
part of the digestive tract just after the stomach. |
Liver |
bile-producing digestive gland. |
Pectoral fin |
locomotive limb on the chest of a shark. |
Heart |
blood-pumping organ. |
Ventral aorta |
blood vessel in the abdomen that carries blood from the heart to other organs. |
Inner spiracle openings |
fissure containing the viscera. |
Mouth |
entrance to the digestive tract. |
Pharynx |
intersection of the respiratory and digestive tracts of a shark. |
Encephalon |
seat of the mental capacities of a shark. |
Skull |
bony case of the brain. |
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