Flatworms 1 Flashcards
two major evolutionary advantages
cephalization
primary bilateral symmetry
use of longitudinal, circular and diagonal muscles
locomotion
what organ do they not contain?
kidney
lack gut cavity
acoelomate
digestive system
mouth-tube like pharynx- sack like gut (incomplete)
aceolomorphs have a true brain (T or F)
F- lacks a true brain
what are the diffused system of anterior neutrons connected to?
radially arranged nerve cords
crown of ciliated tentacles
lophophore
what are lophophores used for?
- efficient feeding device
- respiration (increase surface area to gas exchange)
what are prototroch used in?
swimming and feeding
free swimming, feeding, ciliated cells in from of mouth
trochophore
turbellaria classifications
- free living
- digestive tract present
trematoda classification
- parasitic
- internal
- digestive tract present
monogenena classification
- parasitic
- external
- digestive tract
cestoda classification
- parasitic
- internal
- 2° loss
locomotion of turbellaria (3)
- ciliated ventral surface
- subtly muscular contraction
- dual-gland adhesive organs
paired viscid cells
produce adhesive secretions that attach anchor cells to substratum
anchor cells
bear strain of attachment and allow subtle muscular contractions to pull the animals
pedal wave
muscular contraction
releasing cell
secretes chemicals that release anchor cell attachment