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SPONGES
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/29/2011

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Term
coelom
Definition
a body cavity in which digestive tract and other internal organs are suspended
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endoderm
Definition
inner layer
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mesenchyme
Definition
middle layer (not mesoderm)
Term
ectoderm
Definition
outer layer
Term
spicules and spongin (protein)
Definition
hold shape of sponge together
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atrium
Definition
hollow middle of animal
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ostia
Definition
small pores where food/water enter the atrium
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osculum
Definition
large holes where wastes/water exit
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collar cells (choanocytes)
Definition
flaggellated cells that produce currents in/out of sponge; trap/ingest food
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amebocytes
Definition
digest food in mesenchyme
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