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a large process bundle that runs along the vental mid-line extending from the ventral region of the nerve ring. |
ventral nerve cord
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ventral cord |
WBbt:0005829
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the feeding organ, a neuro-muscular pump in the head of the animal, used to ingest food, bacteria suspended in liquid, filter them out, grind them up and transport posteriorly into the instestine. |
pharynx
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esophagus |
WBbt:0003681
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Neuron class of one interneuron, projects along ventral cord to ring. |
PVT
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lineage name: ABplpappppa |
WBbt:0004070
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A free-floating spherical cell lying in the pseudocoelomic cavity of larvae and adult C. elegans which can endocytose many compounds, possibly for immune surveillance. There are six coelomocytes in adult hermaphrodites, and they display prominent cytoplasmic inclusions and vacuoles. |
coelomocyte
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WBbt:0005751
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one member of amphid neurons, single ciliated ending, probably chemo-sensory; project into ring via commissure from ventral ganglion, make diverse synaptic connections in ring neuropil |
ASIL
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lineage name: ABplaapapppa |
WBbt:0003888
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one member of Amphid neurons, single ciliated endings, probably chemo-sensory; project into ring via commissure from ventral ganglion, make diverse synaptic connections in ring neuropil |
ASIR
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lineage name: ABpraapapppa |
WBbt:0003887
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anterior-most body region containing the pharynx. |
head
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WBbt:0005739
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epithelium connecting intestine and anus. |
rectal epithelium
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WBbt:0005800
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hypodermis making up the tail. |
tail hypodermis
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WBbt:0006978
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