Grasshopper dissection Flashcards

1
Q

how is the outer exoskeleton divided

A

into armour-like plates

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2
Q

what are the thinner, flexible areas of the exoskeleton between the plates called

A

the articular membrane

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3
Q

three main regions the BODY is divided

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  1. head
  2. thorax
  3. abdomen
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4
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what makes up the head

A
  1. antennae
  2. compound eye
  3. ocelli
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5
Q

what are the antennae

A

paired sensory appendages

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6
Q

compound eye

A

a complex eye on either side of the head

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7
Q

ocelli

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three small simple eyes which are mostly used for light vs dark

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8
Q

what makes up the mouthparts

A
  1. labrum
  2. labium
  3. maxillae
  4. mandibles
  5. hypopharynx
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9
Q

the anterior mouthpart (like the upper lip)

A

labrum

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10
Q

unpaired lower lip

A

labium

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11
Q

paired structures for food manipulation with palps that are segmented to manipulate food and gather sensory info

A

maxillae

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12
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two massive jaws

A

mandibles

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13
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central, tongue-like structure

A

hypoparynx

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14
Q

what makes up the thorax

A
  1. prothorax
  2. mesothorax
  3. metathorax
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15
Q

anterior segment of the thorax that bears a pair of walking legs

A

prothorax

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16
Q

middle thoracic segment bearing a second pair of walking legs

A

mesothorax

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17
Q

posterior thoracic segment bearing large legs specialized for jumping

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metathorax

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18
Q

describe the two types of wings of the grasshopper

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  1. mesothoracic wings - leathery and the outermost wings
  2. metathoracic wings - membranous and underneath the mesothoracic wings
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19
Q

how many segments make up the abdomen

A

11 segments

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20
Q

what makes up the abdomen

A
  1. tympanum
  2. spiracles
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21
Q

distinct round section on first abdominal section functioned with hearing

A

tympanum

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22
Q

minute respiratory openings

A

spiracles

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23
Q

what makes up the external genitalia

A
  1. ovipositor
  2. cerci
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24
Q

found in both males and females; have a textile sensory function

A

cerci

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to release mature eggs from inside the female body.
ovipositor
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what makes up locomotion and respiration
1. muscles 2. tracheae
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what are especially well developed in the legs and wings for movement
muscles
28
transparent, delicate respiratory tubes
trachaea
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what makes up the digestive and excretory systems
1. mouth 2. esophagus 3. crop 4. digestive ceca 5. intestine 6. malpighian tubules
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long threadlike tubules that surround the lower intestine and are the excretory organs of the grasshopper
malpighian tubules
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extends from the stomach to the anus
intestine
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anterior opening of the digestive system
mouth
33
short narrow tube extending from mouth to the digestive tract
esophagus
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thin-walled sac for food storage
crop
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projections posterior to the crop that enlarge the digestive and absorptive areas of the stomach
digestive ceca
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what makes up the reproductive system in MALES
1. testes 2. vas deference 3. ejaculatory duct 4. accessory glands
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what extends from each tesis
vas deference
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point of union of the vas deference under the intestines
ejaculatory duct
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anterior to the ejaculatory duct and join with it
accessory glands
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what makes up the reproductive system of FEMALES
1. ovaries 2. oviduct 3. vagina 4. spermathecea
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what is the tube leaving each ovary and turning under the intestines
oviducts
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point where the oviducts form a median tube
vagina
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storage sac for sperm received during mating
spermathecae
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what makes up the nervous system
1. ventral nerve cord 2. ganglia 3. lateral nerve
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what leads away from the nerve cord
lateral nerve
46
swollen regions of the nerve cord
ganglia
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types of ganglia
1. cerebral ganglia (in the head) 2. thoracic ganglia (in the thorax) 3. abdominal ganglia (in the abdomen)
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1
ganglia
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2
thoracic ganglia
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3
lateral nerve
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4
ventral nerve cord
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5
abdominal ganglia
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6
testes
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7
vas deference
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8
accessory gland
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9
ejaculatory duct
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A
esophagus
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B
crop
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C
digestive ceca
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D
intestine
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E
ovary/eggs
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F
Malpigian tubules
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G
oviduct
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H
spermatheca
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I
vagina
66
J
anus
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what are the names of each of these mouthparts of the grasshopper
1. labrum 2. mandible 3. labium 4. hypopharynx 5. maxilla
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1
Antenna
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2
compound eye
70
3
ocellus
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4
labrum
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which is male and which is female
MALE - Left FEMALE - right
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1
antenna
74
2
ocellus
75
3
compound eye
76
4
tympanum
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5
ovipositor
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6
spiracles
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7
abdomen
80
8
thorax
81
9
metathorax
82
10
mesothorax
83
11
prothorax
84
12
head
85
1
anus
86
2
rectum
87
3
Malpighian tubules
88
4
intestine
89
5
digestive cecum
90
6
crop