Arthropoda
Molting
Process in which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton and manufactures a larger one to take its place.
gill bailer
leaf-like flap in a channel at the anterior opening of each branchial chamber in decapod crustaceans; by its beating, drives water forward in and out of the branchial chamber; found in the 2nd maxilla. , The 2nd maxilla has the large, flat, rectangular ___ ___ that generates the respiratory current through the branchial chamber.
Chelicerae
pair of appendages attached to the mouth that contains fangs that are used to stab and paralyze prey
Apodeme
site where the muscle is attached to the exoskeleton
Ballooning
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Trachea
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gill cleaner
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telopod
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Exoskeleton
A body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection
Malpighian tubules
An excretory organ that is unique to insects, empties into digestive tract and removes nitrogenous wastes from the hemolymph, also plays a role in osmoregulation.
Chitin
Exoskeleton made with this
Ommatidia
The photoreceptor cells in the crustacean compound eye are called. , One of the small optical units of the compound eye of arthropods
Scleratization
The process by which the cuticle of an arthropod is hardened by substances other than chitin
Mineralization
The process in which organic material is changed into inorganic material such as a fossil.
Cheliped
in arthropods, one of the pair of appendages that have claws, in arthropods, one of the pair of appendages that have claws.
Cephalothorax
region of a crustacean formed by the fusion of the head with the thorax. A body region composed of the head and thorax fused together
Book lungs
saclike pockets with highly folded walls for respiration, Organs of gas exchange in spiders, consisting of stacked plates contained in an internal chamber.