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Chapter27Vocab
Chapter 27 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pedicellaria | small pincher that helps echinoderms catch food and remove foreign materials form the skin. |
| water-vascular system | system of fluid-filled, closed tubes that allow echinoderms to control movement and get food |
| madreporite | strainer like opening through which water enters the water-vascular system in most echinoderms |
| tube foot | one of the muscular, small, fluid-filled tubes with suction-cuplike ends that enable echinoderms to move and collect food. |
| ampulia | in echinoderms, the muscular sac that contracts to force water into the tube foot, allowing it to extend. |
| 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 |
| invertebrate chordate | chordata without a backbone |
| notochord | flexible, rod like structure extending the length of the chordate body, enabling thae body to bend and make side-to-side movements |
| postanal tail | chordate structure used primarily for locomotion |
| dorsal tubular nerve cord | tube-shaped chordate nerve cord located above the digestie organs |
| pharyngeal pouch | in chordate embryos, one of the paired structures connecting the muscular tube lining the mouth cavity and the esophagus |