platyhelminthes Flashcards
bilateral symmetry
cephalization
mesoderm develops into relatively solid tissue called ________
parenchyma
body cavity lined with mesoderm
coelom
1st opening (blastopore) becomes the mouth
protostomes
blastopore becomes anus, second opening becomes mouth
deuterostomes
subdivision of protostomes that possess either a weird feeding structure (lophophore) or a larval form called a trochophore
lophotrochozoans
possess a cuticle or exoskeleton that is molted during growth
ecdysozoans
all parasitic flatworms have a ________ (AKA neodermis) as an external covering
syncytial tegument
There are around _______ species
20,000
free living flatworms generally have a ________ epidermis as well as other shared characteristics with the parasitic forms
ciliated
the 3 tissue areas of flatworms
epidermis/syncytial tegument, parenchyma and muscles within organ systems, digestive systems
centralized brain located anteriorly, usually a _______
bilobed ganglion
what are the sensory, motor, and association neurons
ocelli, statocysts, rheoreceptor, chemoreceptors, tactile sensors
concentrations of neurons found at _________
eye spots, auricles, mouth, genital pore
asexual reproduction is common in free-living flatworms through ________
fission