Uropod
uropod Posterior most appendage of many
crustacea ns. uropolar cells Somatoderm cells at the posterior end of the trunk of a dicyemid mesozoan. Full article >>> uropod The flattened, sixth pair of pleoplods that, together with the telson , forms the tail fin of crayfish. Cove...
Thorax
... trunk containing the heart and lungs . (2) In
crustacea ns and insects, the fused, leg-bearing segment s ...thorax -was express ed in different species of
crustacea ns and asked, ... Full article >>> Insects use trachea l respiration with openings...
Telson
...or projection of the last body segment in many
crustacea ns. temnospondyls A large lineage of amphibians that extended from the Carboniferous to the Triassic. Full article >>> telson -- The last segment of the abdomen in many arthropods. May be flat and paddlelike, buttonlike, or lo...
Telophase
...or projection of the last body segment in many
crustacea ns. Full article >>> telophase II: the phase during meiosis II in which the chromosomes gather at the poles of the cells and form a mass of chromatin ; the nuclear envelope develops, the nucleoli reappear, and the cells un...
Spinal cord
...s. 586 uropod Posterior most appendage of many
crustacea ns. Full article >>> sensory root of a spinal nerve that carries impulses to the spinal cord ; ventral root carries impulses from the cord Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby...
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