Form and Function
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Structure | Location |
Circulatory System | |
dorsal blood vessel | length of body above intestine |
subneural blood vessel | length of body below intestine |
hearts | segments 6-10 |
ventral blood vessel | length of body below intestine |
Digestive / Excretory System | |
nephridium | pair in each segment |
intestine | from segment 19 or 20 to end of body |
lumen of intestine | inside of intestine |
typhlosole | inside central folds on intestine |
chloragogue cells | surrounding outside of intestine |
mouth | at the very end of the anterior |
pharynx | segment 3 |
pharyngeal muscles | on either side of pharynx in segment 3 |
esophogus | segments 4-12 |
crop | segments 13-14 |
gizzard | segments 15-18 |
Nervous System | |
ventral nerve cord | length of body below intestine |
brain | segment 2 above pharynx |
Reproductive System | |
oviduct | segments 12-13, pair |
ovary | segment 12, pair |
seminal receptacles | segments 8-9, two pairs |
seminal vesicles | segments 8-11, large, two on either side of esophogus |
testes | by seminal vesicles |
ductus deferens | by seminal vesicles |
Muscular System | |
circular muscles | length of body, outside of longitudinal muscles |
longitudinal muscles | length of body, inside of circular muscles |
setae | each segment except first and last one |
Other Structures | |
epidermis | outside of entire body |
peritoneum | between each segment |
coelom | (describes entire worm structure) |