Biology 251: Lecture 3Fall 1996

Skeletomuscular System I

  1. Introduction
    1. Functions
    2. Important in classification
    3. Suit of armor analogy
    4. Endoskeleton/exoskeleton comparison

  2. Integument (= exoskeleton)
    1. Basic components
      1. Epidermis
      2. Cuticle
    2. Epidermal modifications
      1. Sclerite
      2. Membrane
      3. Apodeme
      4. Suture
    3. Hydrostatic skeleton
    4. Color
    5. Sensilla
    6. Mini-summary

  3. Segmentation and Tagmata
    1. Segment
    2. Tagma (-ta)
      1. Head
      2. Thorax
      3. Abdomen


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