Lecture 1 Flashcards
body plan
regular arrangement of body structures relative to axis of the body
asymmetrical
no symmetry
symmetry
balance of proportions
spherical symmetry
infinite number of planes
rare
senses interact with environment from all directions
radial symmetry
body can be divided into a similar half by more than two planes
- general form of a cylinder
(eg. jelly fish)
bilateral symmetry
can be divided along a sagittal plane
-head explores environment first
anterior
head
posterior
tail
dorsal
top
ventral
stomach
frontal
dorsal-> ventral
sagittal
left-> right (longitudinal)
transverse
anterior->posterior (cross section)
proximal
close to mid-line
lateral
further from mid-line
protozoa
first, unicellular animal-like organism
-lives independently
metazoa
after, multicellular animals
-cannot live independently
protoplasmic level organization
all life functions within single cell
cellular level organization
- cells not organized into tissues
- division of labour between cells (reproduction, nutrition)