Lab Exam 1 Flashcards
where is the anus located in snails
near the head/anteriorly
pneumostome =
respiratory pore for letting in air
what covers most of the first whorl in snails
the ‘lung’
what are all but the first body whorl in a snail occupied by?
the digestive gland and reproductive system
where is received sperm in a snail saved until the eggs are ready for fert?
a spermatheca
hermaphroditic duct in snails function
transportation of eggs and sperm
common duct in snails function
conduct sperm to meet the eggs
what does the albumen gland add
albumen
what is albumen
fluid to coat the fertilized egg
dart sac funct
prod hormone-laced calcerous spicules that are injected into a partner during courtship, leading to mating
what structure surrounds the esophagus of a snail
a nerve ring
path of sperm in snails (5)
- prod in the ovotestes
- packaged into spermatophores in the flagellum
- transferred to partner via penis
- stored in the spermatica until eggs are ready
- fert the eggs in the fert chamber after passing through the oviduct and common duct
path of eggs in snails (4)
- prod in the ovotestes
- matured eggs pass thru the hermaphroditic duct into the fert chamber
- albumen glands add albumen to fertilized eggs
- eggs move down the common duct, and acquire a calcareous shell
- eggs are laid through the common genital opening
what lies in the pallial groove between the mantle and the foot in chitons?
ctenidia
chiton girdle function
forms the margin of the body; is what valves are embedded in