Worm Anatomy Flashcards
1
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Opening where food enters
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Mouth
1
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sucks in food
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Pharynx
2
Q
supports the pharynx, sucks in food
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pharynx muscles
3
Q
tube where food is passed from mouth to crop
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Esophagus
4
Q
Stores food temporarily
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crop
5
Q
Grinds up the food
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gizzard
6
Q
Digestion of food takes place here
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Intestine
7
Q
Where waste exits
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Anus
8
Q
the head end of the worm.
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Anterior
9
Q
the tail end of an earthworm
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Posterior
10
Q
a swelling of the body found in sexually mature worms and is active in the formation of an egg capsule, or cocoon
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Citellum
11
Q
the rounded top part of the earthworm; this side is darker in color
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Dorsal side
12
Q
the flat bottom part of the earthworm; this side is lighter in color
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Ventral side
13
Q
The order in which food passes through an earthworm’s digestive system is …
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- Mouth
- Pharynx
- Esophagus
- Crop
- Gizzard
- Intestine
- Anus
