Inner Anatomy
The _______ is after the gizzard, and runs the length of the worm's body to the anus
What is the intestine?
Structure that is responsible for food storage
What is the crop?
Number of vessels in an earthworm
What is 3?
To be situated near or in front of the body
What is anterior?
Moving a body part toward the midline
What is adduction?
Earthworms are called __________ because they have both male and female structures
What are hermaphrodites?
Tube where food is passed from mouth to crop
What is the esophagus?
Number of aortic arches in an earthworm
What is 5?
Away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of a part
What is distal?
The study of structure and the relationships among structures
What is anatomy?
Earthworms are ______ sensitive
What is light?
Hint: Light, heat, or infrared
Between the crop and the intestine; helps grind food
What is the gizzard?
Type of circulatory system
Hint: Open, closed, or intermediate
What is a closed circulatory system?
To be situated toward the upper part or head of the body
What is superior/cranial?
Moving a body part away from the midline
What is abduction?
True or False: An earthworm has respiratory organs
What is false?
Right behind the buccal cavity; muscle to suck in food (dirt)
What is the pharynx?
The structure in humans that is equivalent to an earthworm's aortic arches
What is the heart?
On one side
What is a unilateral?
The study of how body structures function
What is physiology?
Purpose of the skin
What is gas exchange?
An opening where food enters the worm; helps with digging
What is the mouth?
Name the three main vessels in an earthworm
What are the aortic arches, dorsal blood vessels, and ventral blood vessels?
Rotating the arm/forearm medially
What is pronation?
Reduces the angle between the back of the leg and the sole
What is plantar flexion?