Chapter 19 - Phylum Arthropoda Flashcards
What is segmentation called in Arthropods?
Tagmata
What is tagmata?
Tagmata is the segmentation in Arthropods as functional units
What are appendages?
Appendages are limbs that are specialized for different functions
What kind of respiration do terrestrial arthropods have?
Tracheal system of air tubes
What kind of respiration do aquatic arthropods use?
Gills
What kind of eyes do arthropoda have?
Simple to compound mosaic eyes
What does uniramous mean?
Single appendage
What does biramous mean?
Branched or more than one appendage
Arthropod mouths have two forms. What are they?
Chelicerae or mandibles
What kind of symmetry to arthropods have?
Bilateral
What kind of digestive system do arthropods have?
Complete
What kind of circulatory system do arthropods have?
Open
What kind of muscles do arthropods have?
Striated muscles that contract and are in parallel rows
What kind of excretory glands do arthropods have?
Coxal, antennal, maxillary glands, or malpighian tubules
What kind of respiration do arthropods have?
Body surface, gills, air tubes (trachea), or book lungs