Exam 3 part 2 Flashcards
what are the three major phyla for deuterostomia?
Hemichordata, Echinodermata, chordata.
Hemichordata
acorn, worm and pterobranchs
Echinodermata
sea urchins and sea stars
Chordata
includes vertebrates and closely related invertebrate animals, such as sea squirts and lancelets.
Pharynx
In Chordates, the region of the throat that connects the mouth and nasal cavity to the digestive system and invertebrates to the lungs
Pharyngeal slits
A vertical opening separated from other slits by stiff rods of protein in the pharynx of chordates
dorsal nerve cord
A nerve cord that develops in a location dorsal to the not chord this embryonic feature is unique to chordates.
Water vascular system
Unique feature of echinoderms A series of fluid filled canals that permit bulk transport of oxygen and nutrients in echinoderms.
Tube feet
In echinoderms small projections of the water vascular system that extend outward from the body surface and facilitate locomotion sensory perception, food capture, and gas exchange.
Cephalochordates
A subphylum of chordata that shares key features of body organization with vertebrates but lacks a well developed brain and eyes has no lateral appendages , and does not have a mineralized skeleton. Amphioxus or the lancelets is the best known example
Tunicates
A subphylum of chordata that includes about 3000 species of filter feeding marine animals, such as sea squirts and slaps.
Vertebrates
A subphylum of Chordata, distinguished by a bony cranium that protects the brain and ( unless lost through evolution) a vertebral column also called craniates.
Craniates
A subphylum of chordata, distinguished by a bony cranium that protects brain also called vertebrate
notochord
In chordates a stiff rod of cartilage like tissue that runs along the back and provides support for the axis of the body.
Vertebral column
A skeletal structure in vertebrates that functionally replaces the embryonic notochord that supports the body.