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Ch. 27 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ampulla | in echinoderms, the muscular sac that contracts to force water into the tube foot, allowing it to extend |
| madreporite | strainerike opening through which water enters the water-vascular system in most echinoderms |
| pedicellaria | small pincher that helps echinoderms catch food and remove foreign materials from the skin |
| tube foot | one of the muscular, small, fluid-filled tubes with suction-cuplike ends that enable echinoderms to move and collect food |
| water-vascular system | system of fluid-filled, closed tubes that allow echinoderms to control movement and get food |
| chordate | animal of the phylum Chordata having a dorsal tubular nerve cord, a notochord, pharyngeal pouches, and a postanal tail at some point in its development. |
| dorsal tubular nerve cord | tube-shaped chordate nerve cord located above the digestive organs |
| invertebrate chordate | chordate without a backbone |
| notochord | flexible, rodlike structure extending the length of the chordate body, enabling the body to bend and make side-to-side movements |
| pharyngeal pouches | in chordate embryos, one of the paired structures connecting the muscular tube lining the mouth cavity and the esophogus |
| postanal tail | chordate structure used primarily for locomotion |