Nematoda Flashcards

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1
Q

What are little pockets of the coelomic body cavity called?

A

sinuses

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2
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What is the name of the cavity, with blood in it?

A

Hemocoel

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3
Q

What two compounds are used for cuticle

A

Collagen and alpha chitin

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4
Q

What is the only muscle these guys have?

A

longitudinal

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5
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Define ampids

A

Sensory structures, pits by the mouth of the organism

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6
Q

What is the symmetry of the nematodes?

A

Triradiate symmetry

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7
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What is the thought to be the function of Renette cells?

A

osmoregulation

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8
Q

Muscles attached to the stomach?

A

No

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9
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What is the constant state of nematode musculature?

A

always contracted

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10
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Since the inside of nematodes is under pressure, how do the things eat?

A

Double chambered pharynx acts like an air-lock.

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11
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What is the progression of the female tract?

A

Starts narrow as ovary, widens to oviduct, and gets very wide with eggs for the uterus

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12
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What is unique about the sperm?

A

Ameoboid movement

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