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an accordion-like tube that contains sperm and is the site of oocyte fertilization. |
spermatheca
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WBbt:0005319
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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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Longitudinal bands of muscle cells surrounding animal body, with one band running in each quadrant of the body, regulated contraction and relaxation of these muscles cause locomotion. |
body wall musculature
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body muscle |
WBbt:0005813
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muscle associated with hermaphrodite vulva. |
vulval muscle
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WBbt:0005821
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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 with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx. |
head neuron
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WBbt:0006751
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a single, H-shaped cell which lies just above the anus and connects the roof of the anal canal to the dorsal bodywall; its contractions act to increase the size of the anal opening by lifting the roof of the rectum and hence facilitate expulsion of intestinal contents. |
anal depressor muscle
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dilator muscle |
WBbt:0004292
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neuron with its cell body situated in the tail, posterior to rectum. |
tail neuron
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WBbt:0006759
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H-shaped cell associated with the excretory system, largest cell in C. elegans. |
excretory cell
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excretory canal cell |
WBbt:0005812
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the most extensive region of neuropil in the animal, consists of a large toroidal bundle of processes. |
nerve ring
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circumpharyngeal nerve ring |
WBbt:0006749
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posterior region, from rectum to the end |
tail
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WBbt:0005741
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muscle lining of the uterine wall. |
uterine muscle
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WBbt:0005342
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rectal gland cell
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WBbt:0005799
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anterior-most body region containing the pharynx. |
head
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WBbt:0005739
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