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Starfish
Starfish parts and functions
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
04/24/2011

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Arm
Definition
3 farthest from madreporite are trivium
2 closest are bivium
Helps w/movement and capture of prey
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Gonads
Definition
reproductive organ; makes sperm/eggs
Ovaries/testes
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Tubefeet
Definition
Located in ambulacral groove, aids in locomotion & feeding; aso gas exchange/remove nitrogen waste
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Eyespot
Definition
Light sensitive organ at tip of each arm
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Madreporite
Definition
Sieve plate; intake for water vascular system, off center of central disk, small pores
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Terminal light sensitive tube foot
Definition
At base of each tentacle; light sensory
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Anus
Definition
Opening to digestive system for waste removal
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Mouth
Definition
located on oral surface
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Perivsceral coelem
Definition
Surrounds the internal organ systems; chief body cavity
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Spines
Definition
covered by thin epidermis, project externally through body wall for protection
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Pyliric caeca
Definition
Digestive gland; makes enzymes to digest food in the stomach
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Pyloric stomach
Definition
Aboral portion of the stomach connected by ducts to the five pairs of hepatic caeca, breaks down food w/help of enzymes
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Rectal caeca
Definition
Tiny dark pouches at the junction of intestines and anus; temporary storage of waste
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Ambulacral groove
Definition
Fissure along midline of oral surface; housinf for tube feet; used to pry open shells of bivalves
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