Invertebrate Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms for exam 3 invertebrates

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Front Back
Fermale Marsupium/oostegite
Place to gather eggs
Forcipules
Poison claws
Ocelli
Simple eyes often found on the top o fthe head
Integument
The outer layer of many invertebrates, comprising the epidermis (hypodermis) and the cuticle
Cuticle
A relatively thin layer of non-cellular material which lines the external surface of the body as well as the tracheae, the anterior and posterior sections of the alimentary canal and parts of the reproductive system
Scape
First segment of the antennae
Pedicel
Second segment of the antennae
Flagellum
All of the antennae except the first two segments
Compound eye
The compelxt eyes that are named so because the cornea is composed of a number of individual facets or lenses
Omatidia
The individual facets or lenses that make up the compound ey
Labrum
The upper lip of an insects mouth
Mandible
The teeth of an insects mouth
Maxillae
The manipulative tools of an insects
Labium
The lower lip of an insects mouth
Hypopharynx
The tongue of an insects mouth