Zoo Chapters 3-4 Flashcards
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Any plane passing through the center of the body divides it into two mirrored equivalent halves
Spherical Symmetry
can be divided into similar halves by more than two planes passing through one main axis
radial symmetry
can be divided along one plane into two mirrored right/left halves
bilateral symmetry
circular body plan that can be divided into 5 equal parts
pentardial symmetry
false body cavity. There is a cavity but its not lined with mesoderm
pseudocoelomate bilateria
animal whos anus is formed from the blastosphere of a blastula
Deuterostome
the third gem layer, formed in the gastrula between ectoderm and endoderm. Gives rise to connective tissues , muscle, urogenital and vascular systems, and the peritoneum.
Mesoderm
Mesoderm buds from archenteron forms cavity
Entercocoelous
repeating segments
Metamerism
Front
anterior
back
posterior
pertaining to the back, back area
dorsal
body
ventral
midline
medial
away from the midline
lateral
nearer to the origin of the body part of a limb to the body trunk
Proximal
combination of radial and bilateral symmetry. Each 4 sides are identical to the opposite side but different from the adjacent side.
Biradial symmetry
pertaining to any part of a structure farthest from midline of the body or base of attachment
distal
pertaining to the breast or chest
pectoral
pertaining to the pelvis
pelvic
divided into dorsal/ventral halves
saggital plane
characteristics that arose later in the group. Characteristics that are usually a result of evolution by Natural Selection.
Derived character
the grouping of organisms based on the presence of physical features called characters
cladistics
a branching diagram that represents organsims in terms of nested hierarchies of clades within clades
cladogram