Annelids Flashcards
Where is the dorsal heart located?
Pericardial cavity
What is metamerism?
Repetition of a segment of a body
What kind of chitin is used by this group?
Beta-chitin
Name of the anal opening is called
Pygidium
What surrounds the mouth of the worm?
Peristomium
Leaches are annelids that have turned…
To predation
Size of coelomic space in Earthworms?
Large
What role do seta play in the earthworm
They are able to stick out when the longitudinal muscle contracts, used to anchor worm to substrate
What is role of coelomic fluid?
Hydrostatic skeleton
What direction does the dorsal vessel push blood?
Forward
What blood vessels connect dorsal and subneural?
ventral
What is the correct name for worm hearts/?
Aortic arches
What is main reason for aortic arches?
Supply richest blood to reproductive organs
What is the role of chloragogen tissue?
Used for deamination of blood
Define typhlosole?
gut is infolded to make more surface area