Worms. Flashcards
Triploblastic
3 tissue layers
Platyhelmenthes
Flatworm “body flattened”
What type of symmetry do playthelmenthes have?
Bilateral symmetry
Level of development for platyhelmenthes
Organ system
Acoelomate
Flatworms have no body cavity other than gut
How does the lack of body cavities help respiration in Platyhelmenthes?
Allows them to be as flat as they can so that they can respire by diffusion. No cell is too far from the outside, flat shape necessary
Parenchyma
Form of mesodermal tissue containing cells and tissue
Planaria Characteristics
- negatively phototaxic
- chemoreception
- similar to u gut
Rhabodites
Cells in planarians that form a protective mucus sheath around body
Muscles in planarians
Run circularly, longitudely, and diagonally
Digestion in Planarians
Mouth >> pharynx >> intestine ~ no anus ~ gut branched so it can deliver food to all parts of body ~ digestion completed intracellularly ~ waste out the pharynx
Intestines in planarians
Secrete enzymes that break down food
Flame cells
Collect water and waste and transport them into the cavity
Cilia
Moves waste down extratory ducts
Extrectory pores
Waste goes out