test 3 Flashcards
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features of Platyhelminthes
dorsoventrally Flat, bilateral symmetry, triploblastic(3 germ layers), acoelomate, cephalized, incomplete gut, Lack respiratory and circulatory system,
what is acoelomate?
cavity filled with cells called parenchyma
tegument and its contents
the outermost covering of the trematode
- has distal and proximal cytoplasm which are connected by cytoplasmic bridges
- function for resistance
layers of tegument from the outer region to inside
distal cytoplasm, basal lamina, linked to glycocalyx, proximal cytoplasm (which has organelles and nucleus
types of muscle in trematodes:
circular, longitudinal, diagonal
acetabulum
ventral sucker
tegument functions?
protection, nutrient absorption, synthesis and secretion of nutrients, excretion and osmoregulation, sensory role
parts the digestive system
incomplete digestive system
-oral sucker which leads to the pharynx, then the esophagus, then to the alimentary tract, then forms caeca (2 branches)
what is the function of the caeca
for digestion and absorption
function of flame cells
excretion and water regulation
excretory system organs
flame cells
collecting tubule
bladder
excretory pore
major excretory contents
ammonia
reproductive system of trematodes
- most are monoecious, except schistosome
- male reproductive parts generally develop first and store sperm for when needed (androgyny )
- female reproductive parts develop first for some free living parasites (gyandry )
androgyny vs gyandry
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general rule for ovaries and testes
testes are found posterior to ovaries
male reproductive system
usually have 2 testis
male reproductive sperm path
testis, vas efferens, vas deferens (sperm storage), cirrus sac (seminal vesicle and prostate gland) and cirrus (penis)
parts of female reproductive system ?
vitelline glands ootype seminal receptacle mehlis gland uterus laurer's Canal metraterm
vitelline vs mehlis gland
vitelline: produced yolk and egg shell protection
mehlis gland: produce lubricant that will help eggs pass through uterus
where does fertilization happen?
seminal receptacle
-sperm is also stored here and made available for when eggs are present
uterus functions for
storage for fertilized eggs
where are they eggs made
ootype
function of metraterm
pushes egg out of the uterus and/ or serves for copulation when cinus is inserted and ejaculation occurs
what does a trematode egg have?
vitelline glands and the developing miracidium