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Earth Worm Lab test
Earth Worm Parts
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Biology
10th Grade
09/27/2009

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Term
Anterior
Definition
mouth end of the worm (front)
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Anus
Definition
special structure that is used for excretion (posterior)
Term
Aortic Arches
Definition
Carry blood from the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel (heart)
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Brain
Definition
specialize in directing body movement in response to light, and not much else. located at the anterior end by the mouth
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Citellum
Definition
secrets a mucus ring into which eggs and sperm are released (swollen part of body 32nd somite)
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Crop
Definition
Storage department for food (located behind esophagus)
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Cuticle
Definition
outer covering of a worm
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Dorsal
Definition
top side of the worm (darker)
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Dorsal Blood Vessel
Definition
blood vessel that pumps blood through the body, and it is subdivided into 5 aortic arches
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Esophagus
Definition
Where food and soil are pumped through (behind the pharynx.
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Gizzard
Definition
where the food is ground located behind the crop
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Intestine
Definition
digestive track located behind the gizzard
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Mouth
Definition
eats food (soil ect.)
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Nephridia
Definition
primitive kidneys located on the ventral wall
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Nephriodiopores
Definition
Special opening where the urine leaves the pores
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Pharnyx
Definition
used to move the food down the esophagus (swallow)
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Posterior
Definition
Back end of the worm where the anus is located
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Prostomium
Definition
small lope above mouth (lips)
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Seminal Receptacles
Definition
pocket related to the semen of an earthworm.
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Septa
Definition
little thread like structures that hold the skin to organs
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Setae
Definition
bristles attached to each segment
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Somites
Definition
different segments of an earthworm
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Ventral
Definition
bottom side of an earth worm
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