Lab: Sea Star Anatomy Flashcards

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What is #1 ? Function?

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Aboral Surface; opposite oral side, contains anus

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2
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What is #2? Function?

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Oral Surface, opposite aboral side, contains mouth

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3
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What is #3? Function?

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Ray; movement and food consumption

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4
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What is #4? Function?

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Central Disc; attachment point for 5 rays

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5
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What is # 5? Function?

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Madreporite; entrance to W.V.S

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6
Q

What is # 6? Function?

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Anus; excretion

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What is #7 ? Function?

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Eyespot; helps detect light in water

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What is #8 ? Function?

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Mouth; intake of food

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What is #9 ? Function?

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Oral Spines; guide food to mouth and keep other things out

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What is #10 ? Function?

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Ambulacral Groove; contains tube feet for movement

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What is #11 ? Function?

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Tube feet; movement and gripping prey

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What is #12 ? Function?

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Gonads; gamete production

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What is #13 ? Function?

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Pyloric Caecae; create digestive enzymes and absorb nutrients from food

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What is #14 ? Function?

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Cardiac Stomach; extends out of mouth and over digestible portion of meal

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What is #15 ? Function?

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Pyloric Stomach; release digestive enzymes for further digestion

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16
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What is #16 ? Function?

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Rectal Bursa; store waste until released via anus

17
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What is #17 ? Function?

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Stone Canal; connection point for madreporite

18
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What is #18 ? Function?

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Polian Vesicle; maintain water pressure in central ring

19
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What is #19 ? Function?

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Ring Canal; connects to external environment via stone canal

20
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What is #20 ? Function?

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Radial Canal; run the length of each ray

21
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What is #21 ? Function?

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Ampullae; connect to tube feet and contract to pull water in and push out

22
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What is #22 ? Function?

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Nerve Ring; provides sensory input to interpret external stimuli

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What is #23 ? Function?

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Radial Nerve; relay impulses from light, touch, and chemical sensors

24
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What is #24 ? Function?

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Ossicles; provide support to body and protection

25
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What is #25 ? Function?

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Water Vascular System; maintain water pressure, movement, eating