Arthropods Flashcards
Blue Packet Exam 3
Arthropods
A diverse group of animals including insects, crustaceans, spiders, scorpions and centipedes.
Tagmosis
Metamerically segmented animals.
Appendages
Jointed
Exoskeleton
(cuticle) made of chitin. Molts and Instar.
Instar
Phase between two periods of molting in the development of an insect larva or other invertebrate animal.
Digestive System
Tube with Organs
Eyes
Compound and simple
Nervous System
Paired ventral nerve cords with ganglia.
Circulatory System
Open-limiting size. Dorsal heart with hemocoel.
Hemocoel
The primary body cavity of most invertebrates, containing circulatory fluid.
Oxygen Exchange
Gills (associated with walking legs), tracheae (tubules connected to muscles), book lungs (pages-spider).
Wings
Extension of the exoskeleton.
Waste Removal
Malphigian tubules extend from hemocoel to intestine absorb and excrete.
Green Gland
Gets rid of nitrogenous waste in crustaceans.
Chelicerata
Scorpion, spider horseshoe crab, sea spider
Crusyscea
Crustaceans