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Chpt 25
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blastula | fluid like ball |
| Deuterostome | mouth developed not from the opening but from cells elsewhere on the gastrula |
| Ectoderm | layer of cells fon the outer surface of the gastrula |
| Gastrula | the strucure made up of 2 layers of cells with an opening at the end |
| Mesoderm | 3rd cell layer found in the developing embryo between the ectoderm & the endoderm |
| Protostome | when opening in the gastrula develops in the mouth |
| Sessile | organisms that are permanently attached to a surface |
| Acoelomate | no body cavities |
| Anterior | head end |
| Bilateral Symmetry | similar on both sides roughly equal halves |
| Coelom | build like space that is completely surrounded by mesoderm |
| Dorsal | upper surface |
| Endoskeleton | internal skeleton |
| Exoskeleton | external skeleton |
| Invertebrate | animal that doesn't have backbone body cavity of an earthworm |
| Posterior | these animals is the tail end |
| Pseudocoelom | fluid-filled body city partly lined with mesoderm |
| Radial Symmetry | can be divided along a plane |
| Symmetry | term that describes the arrangement of body structures |
| Ventral | lower surface |
| Vertebrate | an animal with an endoskeleton & a backbone |