10. Cnidaria Flashcards
Spherical Symmetry
Any plane passing through the center divides the body into mirrored halves
- Floating and rolling
Radial Symmetry
Body divided into similar halves by more then two planes passing through the longitudinal axis
- Can interact with environment in all directions
- Sponges, Jellyfish, SeaUrchins
- Sessile, Free Floating or weakly swimming animals
Biradial Symmetry
Variant of radial
- Radial symmetry with an aspect of bilateral symmetry
- Comb Jellies(ctenophora) tentacles
Bilateral symmetry
Divided along sagittal plane into two mirror portions forming right and left halves
- Much better for directional movement
- Associated with cephalization
- Mouth at front allows efficient feeding
Cephalization
The differentiation of the head region and the concentration of nervous tissues and sense organs in the front area
Frontal plane
Coronal Plane
- Divides body into dorsal and ventral halves
Sagittal Plane
Divides body into left and right
Transverse plane
Cross section
- Divides body into anterior and posterior halves
Anterior
Head end
Posterior
Tail end
Dorsal
Back side
Ventral
Belly side
Medial
Midline of body
Lateral
Left and right sies
Distal
Parts farther from the middle of the body
Proximal
Parts nearer from the middle of the body