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Bio 106 Turbellaria function/structure
Bio 106 Turbellaria structures
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Zoology
Undergraduate 2
10/30/2017

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Term
Phylum
Genus
Class
Definition
Platyhelminthes
Turbellaria
Dugesia
Term
Body plan
Layers
Definition
Acoelomate
Triploblastic
Term
Reproduction
Definition
Sexual: monoecious
Term
Eyespot
Definition
Senses shadows and direct light
Locomotion
Term
Auricle
Definition
Chemoreceptors detect dissolved chemicals in the water
Feeding
Term
Cerebral Ganglion
Definition
Brain
Term
Ovary
Definition
Produces eggs
Term
Yolk Glands
Definition
Eggs are combined with yolk before leaving body
Term
Vas Deferens
Definition
stores and transports sperm from testes to seminal vesicle
Term
Testes
Definition
Produce sperm
Term
Ladder-like Nerves
Definition
Longitudinal nerve cords connected by transverse nerves
Term
Pharynx
Definition
Undigested food is eliminated through this Projected outward through ventral mouth to suck in food
Term
Pharyngeal Sheath
Definition
Contains the pharynx when not in use
Term
Mouth
Definition
Ventral side of body
Pharynx comes out of mouth
Term
Seminal Vesicle
Definition
Stores its' own sperm
Term
Seminal Receptacle
Definition
Stores sperm from other Turbellarian from the genital pore to be mixed with yolked eggs
Term
Penis bulb
Definition
Contains penis
Ejects sperm from seminal vesicle
Term
Genital Pore
Definition
Receives sperm from other turbellarian and moves it to the seminal receptacle
Term
Gastrovascular cavity
Definition
Anterior
Posterior
Extracellular digestion
Term
Feeding
Definition
Carnivorous
Term
Flame cells
Definition
Osmoregulation
Excretory system
Collects metabolic wastes from nearby tissues through diffusion and flame cells pushes it out of the body
Term
Cilia
Definition
Locomotion
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