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Match the word on the left with the definition on the right. A. the paired openi

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Question

Match the word on the left with the definition on the right. A. the paired openings from the outside Into the nasal cavities: external nostrils B. a convoluted network of veins In mammals that surrounds the spermatic artery C. connection of the swim bladder with the pharynx in physostomous fishes D. a renal tubule, the structural and functional unti of the kidneys E. the region of the mesoderm between the somite and lateral plate tha tfives rise to the kidneys and gonads F. the peritoneal fold, sometimes containing a great deal of fat, which extends between the body wall and stomach G. the adult kidney of most anamniotes: kidney tubules are concentrated caudally

Explanation / Answer

NARES - the paired openings from the ouside into the nasal cavities; external nostrils

NEPHRIC RIDGE - the region of the mesoderm between the somite and lateral plate that rise to the kidneys and gonads

NEPHRON - a renal tubule, the structural and functional unit of the kidneys

OMENTUM- the peritoneal fold sometimes containing a great deal of fat which extends between the body wall and stomach

OPISTHONEPHROS - the adult kidney of most anamniotes, kidney tubules are concentrated caudally

PAMPINIFORM PLEXUS - a convoluted network of veins in mammals that surround the spermatic artery

PNEUMATIC DUCT- connection of the swim bladder with the pharynx in physostomous fishes