CPA Honors Biology Earthworm Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 KINGDOM | ANIMALIA |
| PHYLUM | ANNELIDA |
| CLASS | OLIGOCHAETA |
| FAMILY | LUMBRICIDAE |
| GENUS | LUMBRICUS |
| SPECIES | TERRESTRIS |
| MOUTH | WHERE FOOD ENTERS |
| SEPTA | BODY SEGMENTS |
| SETAE | HAIRS THAT HELP ANCHOR DURING MOVEMENT |
| CLITELLUM | FORMS THE EGG CAPSULE/COCOON |
| OVARIES | PRODUCES EGGS |
| TESTES | PRODUCES SPERM |
| SEMINAL VESICLES | STORES SPERM |
| SEMINAL RECEPTACLES | RECEIVE SPERM |
| EPIDERMIS | SKIN |
| CIRCULAR MUSCLES | CONTRACT, NARROW THE DIAMETER OF THE WORM |
| LONGITUDINAL MUSCLES | LENGTHEN OR SHORTEN THE WORM |
| 5 AORTIC ARCHES | PUMP BLOOD |
| VENTRAL BLOOD VESSEL | CARRIES BLOOD ALONG THE BELLY OF THE WORM |
| DORSAL BLOOD VESSEL | MAJOR BLOOD VESSEL; CARRIES BLOOD ALONG THE BACK OF THE WORM |
| PHARYNX | SUCKS IN FOOD THROUGH THE MOUTH |
| ESOPHAGUS | CARRIES FOOD FURTHER INTO THE CROP |
| CROP | STORES FOOD |
| GIZZARD | GRINDS FOOD |
| INTESTINE | ABSORBS NUTRIENTS |
| ANUS | PASSES FECES |
| GANGLIA | BUNDLE OF NERVES THAT ACTS AS A "BRAIN" |
| NEPHRIDIA | EXCRETES WASTE |
| ANTERIOR | TOWARD THE HEAD |
| CAUDAL | TAIL END |
| CRANIAL | HEAD END |
| DORSAL | BACK |
| LATERAL | TO THE SIDE |
| MEDIAN | TO THE CENTER |
| POSTERIOR | TOWARD THE TAIL |
| VENTRAL | FRONT (BELLY) |
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