incomplete gut Flashcards
incomplete gut
consists of a digestive cavity with only one opening
mouth
only opening that serves as a mouth an anus
gastrovascular cavity
functions in both the digestion and the distribution of nutrients throughout the body
gastrodermis
lines the gastrovascular cavity
examples of organisms with incomplete guts
cnidarians (jellyfish, hydra)
planaria
cnidocytes
located around the mouth and tentacles, and posess a unique secretory organelle
nematocyst
unique secretory organelle that contains a coiled thread
trigger
prevent chemically and mechanically nematocyst from firing when tentacles bump into each other
thread
expelled in a harpoon-like fashion and can be sticky to ensnare the prey or can be hollow tubes that pierce the prey
pharynx
extends from a planaria inferior surface that can be used to suck juice and organic material from food sources