Marine Life Series
 

 Anatomy of a Shark


Structures Listed by System

 External View

  • head
  • nostril
  • eye
  • teeth
  • body
  • denticles
  • spiracle
  • lateral line
  • pectoral fin
  • first dorsal fin
  • spine
  • pelvic fin
  • second dorsal fin
  • caudal fin

  Nervous System

  • brain
  • olfactory bulb
  • cerebral hemisphere
  • epithalamus
  • infundibulum
  • pituitary gland
  • optic lobe
  • cerebellum
  • medulla oblongata
  • spinal cord
  • cranial nerves
  • spinal nerves
   

 Skeletal View

  • braincase
  • rostrum
  • nasal capsule
  • orbital region
  • otic capsule
  • occipital region
  • vertebral column
  • centrum
  • neural arch
  • upper jaw
  • lower jaw
  • hyomandibular arch
  • brachial arches
  • gill rays
  • intercalary plates
  • notochord
  • ribs
  • pectoral girdle
  • pelvic girdle
  • basal cartilage
  • radial cartilage
  • fin rays

   Urogenital System

  • male kidney
  • testis
  • efferent duct
  • epididymis
  • archinephric duct
  • seminal vesicle
  • sperm sac
  • urogenital sinus
  • male cloaca
  • claspers
  • female kidney
  • urinary duct
  • urinary sinus
  • ovary
  • oviduct
  • shell gland
  • uterus
  • female cloaca
   

 Circulatory System

  • heart
  • sinus venosus
  • atrium
  • ventricle
  • conus arteriosus
  • ventral aorta
  • afferent brachials
  • efferent brachials
  • dorsal aorta
  • subclavian artery
  • celiac artery
  • caudal artery
  • caudal vein
  • posterior cardinal vein
  • anterior cardinal vein
  • hepatic portal vein
  • hepatic vein
  • jugular vein
  • common cardinal vein
 

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