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Flatworms
Definition
Phylum Platyhelminthes
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Round Worms
Definition
Phylum Nematoda
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Mesoderm
Definition
worms are more complex; they have mesoderm as well as endoderm and ectoderm
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Acoelomate
Definition
Their mesoderm is a solid mass of tissue with no internal cavity surrounded by mesoderm.
Term
pseudocoelomates
Definition
contain a body cavity
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pseudocoelon
Definition
fluid-filled space between the body wall and digestive tract
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Coelomate
Definition
major organs suspended in a coelmic cavity
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Triploblastic
Definition
to have three embryonic layers
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organs
Definition
worms have these, made of interdependent tissue
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Hermaphroditic
Definition
both male and female sex organs
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eyespots
Definition
sensory organs on the head
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pharynx
Definition
in between the mouth and the gastrovascular cavity on the Dugesia.
Term
endoparasites
Definition
parasites inside their hosts
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ectoparasites
Definition
parasites on the surface of their hosts
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epicuticle
Definition
acellular but metabolically active, trematiode have this instead of an epidermis
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intermediate hosts
Definition
and organism harboring immature stages of a parasite
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definitive host
Definition
contains sexually mature, egg-laying stages of the life cycle.
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scolex
Definition
anterior end
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neck
Definition
behind scolex
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proglottids
Definition
follows the neck, series of segments
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gravid
Definition
egg-carrying
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Cuticle
Definition
covers nematodes, flexible and chemically complex
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pseudocoelum
Definition
fluid-filled space between the body wall and the digestive tract
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complete digestive tracts
Definition
having a mouth and an anus
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Coelomate
Definition
Phylum Mollusca; Phylum Annelida
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Protostomes
Definition
phyla molusca annelida and arthropoda. Have well developed nervous, circulatory, excretory, reproductive, and digestive systems
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deuterostomes
Definition
echinodermata, hemichordata, chordata
Term
Mantle
Definition
Specialized layer of epidermal cells called a mantle that secrets a shell
Term
Open Circulatory systems
Definition
have a few large vessels and a heart but no smaller vessels and capillaries
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visceral mass
Definition
organ systems ( digestion, excretion, and reproduction)
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Foot
Definition
used for locomotion
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Radula
Definition
horny-toothed organ in the mouth, scrapes food from rocks
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incurrent siphon
Definition
where the mantles of the left and right valves join posteriorly.
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excurrent siphon
Definition
where the mantles of the left and right valves join to form a dorsal excurrent siphon
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mantle cavity
Definition
the space between the mantle and the visceral mass
Term
segmentation
Definition
body of an annelid is divided into repetitive segments arranged on a longitudinal axis and divided by septa
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setae
Definition
small, bristlelike appendages oftem occurring in pairs on lateral and ventral surfaces.
Term
parapodia
Definition
on each segment of Nereis, they are fleshy appendages
Term
Prostomium
Definition
fleshy lobe that precedes the mouth
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Peristomium
Definition
posterior to the mouth, (around mouth)
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clitellum
Definition
series of swollen segments at the anterior the the third body
Term
Seminal Vesicles
Definition
where sperm mature
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male gonopores
Definition
how sperm exit the worm
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seminal receptacles
Definition
where sperm enter the other worm
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female gonopores
Definition
where eggs are stored
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cocoon
Definition
aftern the eggs are fertilized in the mucous band , the worm releases it as a cocoon.
Term
pharynx
Definition
for suction and ingestion of food
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esophagus
Definition
transport of food
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gizzard
Definition
maceration or crushing of food
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intestine
Definition
absorption of nutrients
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brain; ventral nerve cord
Definition
rudimentary; just anterior and dorsal to the pharyns and is continuous with the vernral nerve cord
Term
nephridia
Definition
occure on each segments; paired
Term
nephrostomes; nephridiopores
Definition
funnel-shaped; on the ends of the nephridia gather waste products that are relase through external pores called nephridiopores
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Dorsal and Ventral Blood Vessels
Definition
main vessels of the closed circulatory system
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Hearts
Definition
connect dorsal nad ventral blood vessels, five of them.
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typhlosole
Definition
internal folds of tissue arise from dorsal wall
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spermatophore
Definition
packet of sperm (leech sexual reproduction) inserted into the female gonopore
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