5 Anatomy Terms
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| A chain of very large cuboidal cells forming a wide central lumen in which food arrives from the posterior pharynx, is digested, and from which waste products proceed to the rectum. Intestinal rings form in groups of two and four cells surrounding the common lumen; thus the epithelium is only one cell deep at any point, with neighboring cells firmly secured to their neighbors by apical adherens junctions. These cells have very large nuclei and many large vacuoles, yolk granules, and other inclusions; the latter increase in number and electron density as the animal ages. | intestine | gut | WBbt:0005772 |
| female genital. | vulva | WBbt:0006748 | |
| Epidermal layer. | hypodermis | epidermis | WBbt:0005733 |
| 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 | body muscle | WBbt:0005813 |
| Major cell type of nervous tissue, specialized for transmission of information in the form of patterns of impulses. | neuron | neurone | WBbt:0003679 |
1 Genes
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00009314 | phm-2 | F32B4.4 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
