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CVA Lab Terms #1
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Term | Definition |
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Acorn worms are | hemicordate |
Acorn worm phylum | hemicordata |
acorn worm class | enteropneusta |
Proboscis | The head portion of the worm |
Collar | medium section behind proboscis |
Trunk | final body section resembling a tail |
Pharynx with Pharyngeal Slits (C) | carries food to the esophagus and air to the larynx |
Branchial Pore | exit of water from branchial pouch to outside |
Mouth | where the organism intakes food |
Buccal Cavity | oral cavity within the mouth |
Dioecious | males and females are separate organisms |
Tunicate is | Urochordate |
tunicate phylum | chordata |
tunicate subphylum | urochordata/tunicata |
Post Anal Tail (C) | tail occurring after the anal opening |
Notochord (C) | elastic, cartilaginous rod like structure that provides support |
Adhesive Organs (Papillae) | |
Branchial Basket | cartilaginous structure supporting gills in protochordates |
Endostyle (C) | early version/homologous to thyroid organ |
Incurrent Siphon | hole which is on the ventral side that intakes water |
Excurrent Siphon | hole on dorsal side which expels water |
Tunic | fleshy outer covering of tunicata |
Atrium | space inbetween branchial basket and outer tunic |
Monoecious | male and female organs exist within one organism |
Lancelet/Amohioxus is | Cephalochordate |
Lancelet phylum | chordata |
lancelet subphylum | cephalochordata |
Atriopore | hole that expels fluid (non food) waste from an organism |
DHNC (C) | tube that develops into the central nervous system |
Caudal Fin | postanal tail that appears like a fin |
Buccal Cirri | projections from organism's mouth that help filter sediment when feeding |
Wheel organ | organ that creates the flow of water that allows filter feeders to filter through the water for nutrients |
Velum | covering of wheel organ (?) |
Myomeres | blocks of skeletal muscle found on the top of our organisms. Appears bristle like |
Ocellus | light sensory organs found on the dorsal hollow nerve cord (little black dots) |
Anus | where food waste is expelled on an organism |
Myosepta | separates the blocks of skeletal muscle |
Dorsal Fin | a medial, unpaired fin that is located on the midline of the backs of some aquatic vertebrates |