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ch. 26
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| thorax | the middle body region consisting of three fused main segments to which in many in many arthropods the legs and wings are attached |
| abdomen | which also contains fused segments and is at the posterior end of the arthropods bears additional legs and contain digestive structures and the reporductive organs. |
| cephalothorax | crayfish have the thorax region fused with the head into a single structure. |
| appendage | are structures such as legs and antennae that grow and extend from an animals body. |
| molting | this process of shedding thee exoskeleton |
| mandible | the mouthparts of most arthropods include a pair of appendages. |
| tracheal tube | mosty terrestrial arthropods have a system of branching tubes. |
| book lung | saclike pockets with highly folded walls for respiration |
| spiracle | you also can see how both trachae and book lungs open to the outside of the body of the arthropods in opings. |
| malpighian tubule | cellular wastes are removed for the blood. |
| pheromone | chemicals secreted by many animal species that influence the behavior of other animals o the same species. |
| cheliped | the first pair of legs has large claws adapted to catch and crush food. |
| swimmeret | are the short legs behind the walking legs. |
| chelicera | an arachnids most anterior pair of appendages is modified into mouthparts. |
| pedipalp | in arachnids the second pair of appendages. |
| spinneret | silk is made from fluid protein secreted by glands and spun into silk by structures |
| metamorphosis | a series fo major changes from a larval form to an adult form |
| pupa | is a nonfeeding stage of metamorphosis in which the animal changes fomr the larval form into the adult form |
| nymph | insects that undergo inomplete metamorphsis. |
| castle | is a group of individuals within a society that perform specific tasks. |