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Chapter 35 Section 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trocophore | a free-swimming, ciliated larva of many worms and some mollusks |
| visceral mass | the central section of a mollusk's body that contains the mollusk's organs |
| mantle | in biology, a layer of tissue that covers the body of many invertebrates |
| mantle cavity | the space between the mantle and body mass in mollusks and brachiopods |
| ganglion | a cluster of nerve cells |
| radula | a rasping, tongue-like organ that is covered with chitinous teeth and that is used for feeding by many mollusks |
| gastropod | a mollusk that has a well-developed head and a flattened foot, such as a snail, slug, or conch |
| hemolymph | the fluid that circulates through the body of an animal that has an open circulatory system |
| hemocoel | the blood-filled space or body cavity of some invertebrates |
| bivalve | an aquatic mollusk that has a shell divided into two halves connected by a hinge, such as a clam, oyster, or mussel. |
| incurrent siphon | a tube through which water enters the body of a bivalve |
| excurrent siphon | a tube through which water exits the mantle cavity of a bivalve |
| cephalopod | a marine mollusk that has tentacles extending from the head; an octopus, squid, cuttlefish, or nautilus |