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Environmental Studies
11th Grade
01/03/2013

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water vascular system
Definition
a hydraulic system used by echinoderms
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dermal endoskeleton
Definition
An internal supporting skeleton, derived from the mesoderm, that is characteristic of vertebrates and certain invertebrates.
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ambulacra
Definition
an elongated area of the shell of an echinoderm in which a row of tube feet are arranged.
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ossicles
Definition
the three smallest bones in the human body, the malleus, the incus and the stapes.
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pedicellariae
Definition
a small wrench- or claw-shaped structure commonly found on Echinoderms
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podia
Definition
Tube feet (podia) are supported by a hydraulic and connective-tissue skeleton
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madreporite
Definition
a lightcolored calcerous opening used to filter water into the water vascular system of echinoderms
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dermal branchiae/ papulae
Definition
skin gills, are projections of the coelom of Asteroidea that serve in respiration and waste removal.
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canals
Definition
carry water to the ampulla (reservoir) portion of tube feet.
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Tiedemann's bodies
Definition
pouches on the ring canal whose function may be osmoregulation or hydraulic regulation within the water vascular
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ampulla
Definition
a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
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ceca
Definition
is used to maintain food stationary for consumption
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Aristotle's lantern
Definition
The entire chewing organ
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cloaca
Definition
The common cavity into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open in vertebrates such as fish, reptiles, birds, and some primitive mammals.
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echinodermata
Definition
radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
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crinoidea
Definition
A large class of Echinodermata, including numerous extinct families and genera, but comparatively few living ones.
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asteroidea
Definition
radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
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echinoidea
Definition
class that includes sea urchins
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holothuroidea
Definition
class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers
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