Worms Flashcards
What is the function of the Clitellum?
It helps in mating.
What is the function of the Setae?
They allow the worm to push against the dirt.
Where is the buccal pouch?
It’s the inside of the mouth.
What does the pharynx do?
It adds moisture and enzymes to the food to begin digestion.
What does the crop do?
Stores food.
What is the function of the gizzard?
Grind up the food.
What is the function of the intestine?
Absorb nutrients.
What is the function of the cerebral ganglion?
It’s the brain.
What does the seminal vesicle do?
Make sperm.
What does the seminal receptacle do?
Receive and hold sperm.
What allows the worm to push against the dirt?
Setae
What organ adds enzymes to the food to begin digestion?
Pharynx
What organ stores food?
Crop
What organ grinds the food up?
Gizzard
What organ acts as the worm’s brain?
Cerebral ganglion
What organ removes waste from the worm?
Nephridia
What does the septa do?
Separate the segments
What is the function of the Nephridia?
Acts as kidney, removing waste from the worm
Where are the eggs produced?
Ovary
Where do they go after the ovary?
Oviduct
After the oviduct, where do the eggs travel?
Uterus
What happens to the eggs in the uterus?
Fertilized
What does the testis do?
Make sperm
What does the vas deferens do?
Store sperm
What is the scientific name of the earthworm?
Lumbricus terrestris
What is the scientific name of the parasitic worm?
Ascaris lumbricoides
What is the name of the organ that is circled?
Buccal Pouch
(Inside of the mouth)
What is the organ that is circled?
Cerebral Ganglion
(Brain)
What is the name of the circled organ?
Crop
(Stores food)
What is the name of the organ with a line on it?
Dorsal Blood Vessel
(Carries the blood through the body)
What is the name of the organ under the dashed line?
Esophagus
(Carries food from pharynx to the crop)
What is the name of the circled organ?
Gizzard
(Grinds up food)
fWhat is the name of the organ(s) under the lines?
Heart
(Pumps blood)
What is the name of the circled organ?
Intestine
(Absorbs nutrients)
What is the name of the circled organ?
Nephridia
(Filters waste from the blood like our kidneys)
What is the name of the circled organ?
Pharynx
(First part of the digestive system)
What is the name of the circled organ?
Seminal Recepticle
(Receives sperm)
What is the name of the circled organ?
Seminal Visicle
(Stores sperm)
What is the name of the lines?
Septa
(Divides the worm segments)
