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Internal parts
Earthworm Parts
Term | Definition |
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Aortic Arches | Surround the esophagus and function in pumping blood throughout the body |
Ventral Blood Vessel | Carries blood from the aortic arches to the rest of the body |
Dorsal Blood Vessel | Returns blood to the aortic arches and has valves to prevent back flow |
Ganglion | Group of nerves. In the earthworm, there is a pair of ganglia in each segment and a cerebral ganglia acts like a brain |
Ventral Nerve Cord | connects the ganglia in each segment of its body with the cerebral ganglia. It coordinates movement |
Nephridium | filters wastes. Almost each segment of the worm has a pair of nephridia. |
1. Mouth, 2. Pharynx, 3. Esophagus, 4.Crop, 5. Gizzard, 6.Intestine, 7. Anus | order food travels |
Pharynx | filters wastes. Almost each segment of the worm has a pair of nephridia. |
Esophagus | Carries food between the pharynx and the crop |
Crop | Stores Food |
Gizzard | Grinds Food |
Intestine | Digests Food |
Seminal Vesicles | Store sperm produced by the earthworm |
Seminal Receptacles | paired organs that store sperm received from another worm during copulation |