lab 11 Flashcards
dermal bramchiae function
excretory and respiratory
what are epidermal bumps on asteroidea called
dermal branchiae
2 or 3 valve pincers called
pedicellaria
pedicellaria function
capture prey, defence, fowling(live off)
opening on top asteroidea name
madreporite
madreporite function
allow water to flow into water vascular sywstem
what are the grooves on the arms called
ambulacral grooves
ambulacral grooves function
move stuff mouth to mouth
tube feet function
they have suckers on them, movement
water vascular system
set of tubes, functions as hydrostatic skeleton, movement
stone canal
connects madreporite and ring canal
ring canal
moves mwater to radial canals in armsr
vessicles on ring canal
polian vessicles
polian vessicles
dead ends, maintain pressure for hydrostatic shit
radial canals
goes into arms, flow to lateral canals