BIO 3102 Study Guide - Mycelium, Arthropod, Symbiosis
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Abdomen: this is the part of the body on a vertebrate that contains the digestive organs, in mammals this is bounded by the diaphragm and the pelvis. In an insect this is the last of the 3 segments of the body that contains all of the organs. Albumen: this is the egg white or protein content of an egg. Allantois: the fetal membrane lying below the chorion in many vertebrates, formed as an outgrowth of the embryo"s gut. Ametabolous metamorphosis: these insets emerge from eggs as immature version of the adult. These insects don"t have wings and the insects just simply grow in size. Amnion: the innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile. This is a thin, tough membranous sac that encloses the embryo and is filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended. This is like an aquatic environment for the embryo.
