Crab Anatomy Flashcards
What is the first claw called, and what is its parts (5)?
cheliped
chela
dactyl
propodus
carpus
merus
What is the shell called, and what is found on it (3)?
carapace
anterolateral teeth
cervical groove
lateral spine
What is the swimming leg, and what makes it up (6)?
last set of legs
coxa
base-ischium
merus
carpus
propodus
dactyl
What makes up the face of the crab (7)?
pair of antennae
antennule
eyestalk
eye
orbit
rostrum
mouth field
What makes up the outer respiratory system of the crab (2)?
maxilliped flabellum
inhalant aperture
What makes up the anterior side of the crab (4)?
locking spine
sternites
coxa
abdominal segment
What makes up the abdomen (6)?
6 abdominal segments
gonopod/ pleopod
pleopod 2
telson
anus
intestine
What is found in the interior mouth region (3)?
gastric muscles
gastric ossicles
cardiac stomach
What makes up the inner respiratory system (4)?
lateral mandibular adductor tendon
antennal gland
maxillepedal flabillae
branchial chamber
What makes up majority of the intestines (2)
digestive cecum
testes
What makes up the central intestines (7)?
ostia (holes)
heart
proximal vas deferens
midgut
midgut cecum
hepatopancreas
middle vas deferens
What is the central muscle called?
posterior mandibular adductor muscle
