LESSON 6: ANNELIDA Flashcards
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Phylum that has Wormlike body with segments
Phylum Annelida
-Body of annelids have this.
-It is a characteristics that features regularly repeating body segments
Metamerism
Phylum Annelida have 3 classes:
-Oligochaeta
-Polychaeta
-Hirudinea
Annelids are sometimes called “_______” because of the tiny chitinous bristles that they bear (except leeches).
Bristle Worms
The chitinous bristles that the phylum Annelida bears (Except leeches) is called ______
Setae
The body of an Annelid is usually consists of 3 parts:
-Head
-Metameres
-Terminal Segment
The head have _________ and ___________
-Prostomium
-Peristomium
the protruded mouth part
prostomium
-surround the prostomium
-first true segment of an annelid
Peristomium
a series of body segment on annelid body
Metameres
Terminal segment of annelid
pygidium
Some Annelid have fleshy appendages where setae attached/found connected to
Parapodia
Other characteristic of Annelid body
-They have coelomate body cavity
-Bilateral symmetry
Annelids have __________ organ system
Established organ system
Various systems of annelid body include:
-gut
-blood vessels
-nerves cord (penetrates each individual segment)
Have a true body cavity
Eucoelomate
A body cavity or a coelom is surrounded by ________
Mesoderm
Annelids have both ___________ and _________ muscles which creates waves of expansion and contraction when they move.
Longitudinal and circular muscles
The movement/locomotion of annelids is called ________
Peristalsis
Fluid in coelom acts as a __________ for annelids skeletal system
Hydrostatic skeleton
The annelids have nervous system, which is connected to a pair of ventral longitudinal nerve cords, with _______ in each segment (metameric)
Ganglion
Annelids are the first group of invertebrates which have developed _______________
Closed circulatory system
Closed circulatory system, in which the blood is always ________________ that run the length of the body and branched to every segment.
enclosed within blood vessels
Annelids have how many hearts
Several hearts (5 in earthworms)