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Cavity in the digestive tract just past the mouth itself. May be muscularized for sucking or swallowing in various animals.
Industry:Biology
Characteristic of chordates, pharyngeal slits are openings through which water is taken into the pharynx, or throat. In primitive chordates the pharyngeal slits are used to strain water and filter out food particles; in fishes they are modified for respiration. Most terrestrial vertebrates have pharyngeal slits only in the embryonic stage.
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The second pair of appendages of cheliceromorphs. In many arachnids, such as spiders, the pedipalps are enlarged in the male and used for copulation.
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1. The study of disease and abnormalities. 2. The manifestation of a disease, injury, or abnormality, as in bone or eggshell for example.
Industry:Biology
A sort of "false foot" formed by extension of the body cavity. Polychaetes and some insect larvae have parapodia in addition to their legs, and these provide extra help in locomotion.
Industry:Biology
Cellular outgrowths. These look like little bumps or fingers on the surface of cells.
Industry:Biology
The process by which an egg (the female gamete) is released from the ovary. In animals other than mammals, with the exception of monotremes, this results in the laying of an egg outside of the body. When female mammals ovulate, the egg, if fertilized, is retained within the uterus.
Industry:Biology
The main opening through which filtered water is discharged. Found in sponges.
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Collection of organs which have related roles in an organism's functioning. The nervous system, vascular system, and muscle system are all organ systems.
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Collection of tissues which performs a particular function or set of functions in an animal or plant's body. The heart, brain, and skin are three organs found in most animals. The leaf, stem, and root are three organs found in most plants. Organs are composed of tissues, and may be organized into larger organ systems.
Industry:Biology
