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bio 2 ch. 27 vocab
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pedicellaria | small pincher that helps echinoderms catch food and remove foreign material from 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 witch water enters the water-vascular system in most echinoderms |
| tube foot | one of the muscular, small, fluid-filled tubes with suction cup like ends that enable echinoderms to move and collect food |
| ampulla | 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 | 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 |
| postanal tail | chordate structure used primarily for locomotion |
| dorsal tubular nerve cord | tube-shaped chordate nerve cord located above the digestive organs |
| pharyngeal pouch | in chordate embryos, one of the paired structures connecting the muscular tube ling the mouth cavity and the esophagus |