2019 Mod12 Flashcards
Exoskeleton
Hey body covering typically made of chitin, that provide support and protection
Molt
To shed an old outer covering so that you can be replaced with a new one
Thorax
The body region between the head and the abdomen
Cephalothorax
A body region composed of the head and thorax fused together
Compound eye
And I am made of many lenses, each with a very limited scope
Simple eye
An eye with only one lens
Open circulatory system
A circulatory system that allows the blood to flow out of the blood vessels and into the various body cavities so the cells are in direct contact with the blood
Statocyst
The organ of balance in a crustacean
Gronad
A general term for the organ that produces gametes
Complete metamorphosis
Insect development consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and adult
Incomplete metamorphosis
Insect development consisting of three stages egg, nymph, and adult
Name five common characteristics among arthropods
- An exoskeleton
- Body segmentation
- Jointed appendages
- A ventricle nervous system
- An open circulatory system
Identify the structures clockwise around a crayfish a-j
a. Antennae
b. Antennules
c. Cephalothorax
d. abdomen
e. telon
f. uropods
g. swimmerets
h. carapace
i. walking legs
j. chelipeds
Identify the organs in a crayfish clockwise
A-N
A. Eye B. brain ganglia C. stomach D. gronad E. heart F. Pericardial sinus G. Intestine H. anus I. nerve cord J. digestive glands K. sternal sinus L. mouth M.esophagus N.green gland
Explain the blood flow of a crayfish, starting with the Pericardial sinus
From there Pericardial sinus The blood and goes to the heart then threw one of three tubes to float out into body cavities that then channel the blood through the gills in Green glands back to the Pericardial sinus