Anatomy Of A Crayfish

The game ends when you get all 17 questions correct or when you give up. Procedure part 1external anatomy of a crayfish.

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Put on safety goggles gloves and a lab apron.

Anatomy of a crayfish. From the author crayfish walk in a forward motion but they use a backward motion when they swim allowing them to move more rapidly. We also find the mouth parts of the crayfish here. The uropod and telson together make up the tail fan.

Part of the digestive tract between the esophagus and the intestine. The body of the crayfish consists of a fused head and thorax. Edible freshwater crustacean with pincers on the two forelegs.

The crayfish moves backward by forcing water forward with its tail fan. Site of the mental functions of a crayfish. The back part of the crayfish made of 6 segments and a telson.

External anatomy of a crayfish. Within this kingdom are subgroups known as phyla. Extending from the carapace is a pointy structure called the rostrum.

Part 2 of the crayfish anatomy can be fo. The mandibles are the crushing jaws and two pairs of maxillae hold and tear solid food before it reaches the mouth. The front part of the crayfish composed of the head and thorax a sharp pointed projection of the carapace from the front of t.

A crayfish will use its antennae for touch taste and smell and its antennules for balance touch and taste. Locate the cephalothorax and rostrum. The abdomen of the crayfish is segmented and flexible.

Long sense touch and taste also helps to keep balence short holds food senses touch and taste. Found in front of the mouth sense touch and taste. Crayfish belong to the kingdom animalia which includes all organisms that must consume their food heterotrophs and are multicellular.

Internal anatomy of a crayfish. The crayfish belongs to the phylum arthropoda which includes organisms that have an exoskeleton. Both male and female specimens are examined.

The cephalothorax is covered by a thick armor called a carapace. Phylum arthropoda subphylum crustacea. Anatomy of a crayfish.

One of the two main parts of the crayfish consisting of the cephalic head region and the thorax 13 segments abdomen located behind the cephalothorax the tail 6 segments. Crayfish have eyes are on stalks and can move independently.

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