Chapter 3 - Essential Features Of Lower Types Flashcards
3 regions of the body of a balanoglossid
Proboscis, collar, trunk
Elongated conical structure at the anterior end of a balanoglossid which is used to burrow into the sand
Proboscis
Band encircling the body of a balanoglossid just behind the proboscis
Collar
Attaches the proboscis and collar
Proboscis stalk
3 regions of the trunk of a balanoglossid and their features
Branchiogenital - gonads
Hepatic - hepatic caeca
Abdominal - intestine
Most chordate-like structure of the balanoglossid
Gill apparatus
Represents the notochord of balanoglossids
Diverticulim
Central nervous system of balanoglossids
Collar chord
Blood channel in balanoglossids representing the heart lumen
Central blood sinus
Excretory organ of balanoglossids
Glomerulus
Upper siphon of tunicates/sea squirts and is the degenerate anterior end of the animal
Oral or incurrent siphon
Lower siphon and represents the posterior end of tunicates/sea squirts
Atrial or excurrent siphon
Outer covering of tunicates which is thick, tough, sometimes gelatinous membrane secreted by the underlying epithelium and attached to the inclosed body only at the siphons
Tunic or test
It is beneath the test; soft body wall consisting of an outer epithelium and inner connective tissue
Mantle
Chronological order of digestive tract of tunicates
Pharynx Atrium Esophagus Stomach Intestine Anus
Constitutes the central nervous system of the adult tunicate
Ganglion
Term for the developmental stage of tunicates
Tadpole
Where the larva of tunicates attaches when about to metamorphose
Papillae
Ventral and greater part of the head of Amphioxus
Oral hood
Where the mouth of amphioxus is located
Vestibule
Borders of the oral hood
Tentacles or cirri