A ANTERIOR

ALIMENTARY CANAL \an-ˈtir-ē-ər\

\ˌa-lə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē\  \kə-ˈnal\ Adjective

Noun  Refers to what is in front. 

 Also called digestive tract, pathway by which food ANUS

enters the body and solid wastes are expelled. The
alimentary canal includes the mouth, pharynx, \ˈā-nəs\
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, Noun
and anus.  The opening at the end of the alimentary canal
ANNELID through which solid waste matter leaves the body.

\ˈa-nə-ˌlid\
Noun, plural an-ne-lids B

 Also called segmented worm. A body divided into BLASTULA

segments from which they take their name. \ˈblas-chə-lə\
ANNULUS Noun
\ˈan-yə-ləs\  An animal embryo at the early stage of development
Noun, plural an-nu-li when it is a hollow ball of cells.

 A ring-like part, band, or space. BLOOD
ATOKE \ˈbləd\
\ˈaˌtōk\ Noun
Noun  The red liquid that is sent around the body by the
 The anterior sexless part of certain polychaete heart and carries oxygen and important substances to
worms from which grows the sexual portion. organs and tissues.
BLOOD VESSELS C
\ˈbləd\ \ˈve-səl\ CALCIFEROUS GLANDS
Noun \kal-ˈsi-f(ə-)rəs\ \ˈgland\
 A tubular structure carrying blood through the Noun
tissues and organs.
 One of a series of glands that open into the
BRAIN esophagus of various oligochaete worms, that
\ˈbrān\ secrete calcium carbonate

Noun CAPILLARIES
 An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the \ˈka-pə-ˌler-ē\
skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating Noun
center of sensation and intellectual and nervous
activity.  A very thin tube, especially one of the smaller tubes
that carry blood around the body.
BUCCAL CAVITY
CELL
\ˈbə-kəl\ \ˈka-və-tē\
\ˈsel\
Noun
Noun
 The portion of the oral cavity bounded by the lips,
cheeks, and gums.   The smallest structural and functional unit of an
organism, typically microscopic and consisting of
BURROW cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane.
\ˈbər-(ˌ)ō\
Noun
 A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a
rabbit, as a dwelling.
CHLORAGOGEN CELLS CITELLUM

\¦klōrə¦gōjən, -ōgən\ \ˈsel\ Noun, plural citella

 These are excretory cells similar to the liver in  A thickened glandular section of the body wall of
vertebrates. They store glycogen and neutralize some annelids that secretes a viscid sac in which
toxins the eggs are deposited

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM CLITELLAR REGION

\ˈsər-kyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ \ˈsi-stəm\  A ring or saddle-shaped region of glandular tissue in
Noun the body wall of certain annelids, as earthworms and
some leeches, that after copulation secretes cocoon
 The system that circulates blood and lymph through in which the eggs and sperm are deposited for
the body. fertilization and development.

CIRCUMPHARYNGEAL COMMISURE COCOON

 The two parts of the nerve collar surrounding the \kə-ˈkün\

esophagus and linking the ventral nerve cord with
the cerebral ganglia..  Collects ova from the ovaries and then sperm from
the sperm stores.
CIRRUS
COELOM
\ˈsir-əs\
\ˈsē-ləm\
Noun, plural cirri
 The main body cavity in most animals.
 A long, thin structure in an animal similar to
a tentacle but generally lacking the tentacle's
strength, flexibility, thickness, and sensitivity.
COPULATION D
\ˈkä-pyə-ˌlāt\ DIGESTIVE GLAND
Noun \-ˈjes-tiv\ \ˈgland\
 Sexual intercourse. Noun
CORPUSCLES  A glandular organ of digestion present in
\ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pə-səl\ crustaceans, mollusks, and certain other
invertebrates.
Noun
 A minute body or cell in an organism, especially a
red or white cell in the blood. E
CRESCENTRIC EARTHWORM
Adjective \ˈərth-ˌwərm\
 Shaped like a crescent. Noun
CRUSTACEANS  Tube-shaped, segmented worm found in the phylum
\ˌkrə-ˈstā-shən\ Annelida. They are commonly found living in soil,
Noun feeding on live and dead organic matter

 A group of invertebrate animals, crabs, lobsters, EFFERENT FIBERS

shrimps, and wood lice are among the best-known \ˈe-fər-ənt\ \ˈfī-bər\
crustaceans.
Noun
CUTICLE  A long process projecting far from the neuron's
\ˈkyü-ti-kəl\ body that carries nerve impulses away from
the central nervous system toward the peripheral
 Overlies the epidermis and, together with it, lines
effector organs (mainly muscles and glands)
the gut, genital and excretory openings to various
degrees.
EGG EVERTED
\ˈeg\ \i-ˈvərt\
Noun, plural eggs Verb
 Contains the zygote in which an animal embryo  To turn outward or inside out.
develops until it can survive on its own.
EXCRETORY SYSTEM
EPIDIDYMIS
\ˈek-skrə-ˌtȯr-ē\ \ˈsi-stəm\
\ˌe-pə-ˈdi-də-məs\
 A passive biological system that removes excess,
 Epididymis is a long, coiled tube that stores sperm unnecessary materials from the body fluids of an
and transports it from the testes. organism
EPITOKE
\ˈepəˌtōk\
G
 The posterior sexual part of various polychaete
worms that develops from the anterior sexless part. GANGLION
\ˈgaŋ-glē-ən\
ESOPHAGUS
Noun, plural ganglia
\i-ˈsä-fə-gəs\
 Dense group of nerve-cell bodies present in most
Noun
animals.
 The part of the alimentary canal that connects the
throat to the stomach. GASTRULA
\ˈga-strə-lə\
Noun
 Embryo in an early state of germ layer formation
following the blastula stage.
GONADS HOLOBLASTIC
\ˈgō-ˌnad\ \ˌhō-lə-ˈbla-stik\
Noun Adjective
 Sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland  Undergoing total cleavage, resulting in equal
that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex blastomeres.
hormones of an organism.  Hydrostatic skeleton.
 A flexible skeleton supported by fluid pressure.

H
I
HEMOGLOBIN
INTESTINE
\ˈhē-mə-ˌglō-bən\
\in-ˈte-stən\
 The red iron pigment that makes red blood cells red.
 The lower part of the alimentary canal from the end
HERMAPHRODITIC of the stomach to the anus.
\(ˌ)hər-ˌma-frə-ˈdi-tik\ IRIDESCENT
Adjective \ˌir-ə-ˈde-sᵊnt\
 Having normally both the male and female organs of Adjective
generation.
 Showing many bright colors that change with
movement:
L METAMERE

LEAF \ˈme-tə-ˌmir\

\ˈlēf\ Noun, plural metameres

Noun, plural leaves  One of a series of homologous segments of the body

of an animal.
 Flattened structure of plants. Mainly used as food
source of some annelids. METAMERISM

LEECH \mə-ˈta-mə-ˌri-zəm\

\ˈlēch\ Verb

Noun, plural leeches  The phenomenon of having a linear series of body

segments fundamentally similar in structure, though
 An aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers not all such structures are entirely alike in any single
at both ends. life form because some of them perform special
LIFE CYCLE functions.

\ˈlīf\ \ˈsī-kəl\ MOUTH

Noun \ˈmau̇th\
 The series of changes in the life of an organism, Noun
including reproduction.  The first portion of the alimentary canal that
receives food and produces saliva.

MESOBLASTS
\ˈmez-ə-ˌblast\
 The embryonic cells that give rise to mesoderm.
N NERVOUS SYSTEM

NEPHRIDIUM \ˈnər-vəs\ \ˈsi-stəm\

\ni-ˈfri-dē-əm\ Noun

Noun, plural nephridia  The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits
nerve impulses between parts of the body.
 The excretory organ of many invertebrates,
consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the NEUROPODIUM
body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the \-ˈpōd-ē-əm\
body surface.
 The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
NEPHRIDIOPORE NOTOPODIUM
\ni-ˈfri-dē-pō(ə)r\
 The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium.
Noun
 The external opening of a nephridium. O
NEPHROSTOME OLIGOCHAETA
\ˈne-frə-ˌstōm\ \ˌälə̇ gōˈkētə\
Noun Noun
 The ciliated funnel-shaped coelomic opening of a  A subclass of animals in the phylum Annelida,
typical nephridium. which is made up of many types of aquatic and
NEREIS terrestrial worms

\ˈnirēə̇s\
OPTIC NERVE
Noun
\ˈäp-tik\ \ˈnərv\
 Any marine worm of the genus Nereis.
 A nerve that transmits visual information from the
retina to the brain.
ORGAN SYSTEM P
\ˈȯr-gən\ \ˈsi-stəm\ PALPUS
 A group of organs that work together to perform one \ˈpal-pəs\
or more functions. 
Noun, plural palpi
OVUM  An appendage attached to an oral part and serving as
\ˈō-vəm\ an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc.
Noun, plural ova
PARAPODIUM
 A mature female reproductive cell, especially of a
human or other animal, that can divide to give rise to \ˌper-ə-ˈpō-dē-əm\
an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male  Refers to two different organs.
cell.
PARTITION
OVARY \pär-ˈti-shən\
\ˈō-və-rē\ Noun
Noun, plural ovaries  The action or state of dividing or being divided into
 An organ found in the female reproductive system parts.
that produces an ovum.
PENIS
OVIDUCTS \ˈpē-nəs\
\ˈō-və-ˌdəkt\ Noun
Noun  The male reproductive organ used for sexual
 A duct through which an ovum passes from intercourse.
an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.
PERISTOMIUM POLYCHAETES
\ˌperəˈstōmēəm\ \ˈpä-lē-ˌkēt\
 The area or parts around the mouth in certain inverte Noun
brates.  A marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta; a
PERITONEUM bristle worm.

\ˌper-ə-tə-ˈnē-əm\ POSTERIOR
 The serous membrane lining the cavity of the \pō-ˈstir-ē-ər\
abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.  The end of an organism opposite to its head.
PHARYNX PROBOSCIS
\ˈfer-iŋ(k)s\ \prə-ˈbä-səs\
Noun Noun
 The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind  An extensible tubular sucking organ.
the mouth in invertebrates.
PROSTOMIUM
PHYLUM
\prō-ˈstō-mē-əm\
\ˈfī-ləm\
Noun
Noun
 The portion of the head of an annelid worm (such as
 A principal taxonomic category that ranks above an earthworm) that is situated in front of the mouth.
class and below kingdom.

PLASMA
\ˈplaz-mə\
Noun
 The colorless fluid part of blood.
PROVENTRICULUS RETZIUS CELLS
\ˌprō-ven-ˈtri-kyə-ləs\ \retsēəs\ \ˈsel\
Noun, plural proventriculi  Large cell bodies of neurons.
 An area of the foregut in annelids, insects and
crustaceans just anterior to the midgut, and variously
modified for grinding or other uses; sometimes S
called gizzard.
SEMINAL VESICLES
PSEUDOMETAMERISM \ˈse-mə-nᵊl\ \ˈve-si-kəl\
Noun Noun
 False segmentation.  Secrete many of the components of semen.

SEPTUM
R \ˈsep-təm\
Noun, plural septa
RAMIFY
\ˈra-mə-ˌfī \  Any dividing wall, membrane or partition separating
cavities or masses of tissue.
Verb
 To split up into branches or constituent parts. SETAE
\ˈsē-tə\
REPRODUCTION
 A wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller
\ˌrē-prə-ˈdək-shən\ ones. 
Noun
 The production of offspring by a sexual or asexual
process.
SOMITES SPERMATOZOON
\ˈsō-ˌmīt\ \(ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ˌän\
Noun Noun, plural spermatozoa
 Each of a number of body segments containing the  Motile sperm cell or moving form of the haploid cell
same internal structures, clearly visible in that is the male gamete.
invertebrates such as earthworms.
SUCKERS
SPERMATHECA \ˈsə-kər\
\ˌspər-mə-ˈthē-kə\ Noun
Noun, plural Spermathecae  Specialized attachment organ of an animal.
 An organ of the female reproductive tract in insects,
e.g. bees,[1] some molluscs, oligochaeta worms and
certain other invertebrates and vertebrates.[2] Its T
purpose is to receive and store sperm from the male
or, in the case of hermaphrodites, the male TESTES
component of the body. \ˈte-stəs\
SPERMATOPHORE Noun
\(ˌ)spər-ˈma-tə-ˌfȯr\  Male reproductive glands that produce sperm.
Noun, plural spermatophores TROCHOPHORE
 Sperm ampulla is a capsule or mass containing \ˈträ-kə-ˌfȯr\
spermatozoa created by males of various animal
Noun
species.
 Small, translucent, free-swimming larva
characteristic of marine annelids and most groups of
molluscs. Trochophores are spherical or pear-shaped
and are girdled by a ring of cilia.
TYPHLOSOLE F or my
Noun
Cuddle, Darrin, Baron,
 (In annelids and many bivalve mollusks) an
infoldings along the inner wall of the intestine. Mother and Father.

V To the few who are blessed to

have me.
VASA DEFERENTIA
\ˈvas\ \-ˈdef-ə-rənz\ What’s this love?

Noun
 A thin, narrow, thread-like sperm duct or vas
deferens.