Nematoda Flashcards
What are little pockets of the coelomic body cavity called?
sinuses
What is the name of the cavity, with blood in it?
Hemocoel
What two compounds are used for cuticle
Collagen and alpha chitin
What is the only muscle these guys have?
longitudinal
Define ampids
Sensory structures, pits by the mouth of the organism
What is the symmetry of the nematodes?
Triradiate symmetry
What is the thought to be the function of Renette cells?
osmoregulation
Muscles attached to the stomach?
No
What is the constant state of nematode musculature?
always contracted
Since the inside of nematodes is under pressure, how do the things eat?
Double chambered pharynx acts like an air-lock.
What is the progression of the female tract?
Starts narrow as ovary, widens to oviduct, and gets very wide with eggs for the uterus
What is unique about the sperm?
Ameoboid movement