Advertisement
Advertisement
coelom
[ see-luhm ]
noun
- the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
coelom
/ -l蓹m; s瑟藞l蓲m瑟k; 藞si藧l蓹蕣m /
noun
- the body cavity of many multicellular animals, situated in the mesoderm and containing the digestive tract and other visceral organs
coelom
- The body cavity that forms from the mesoderm during the embryonic development of more complex animals. The coelom suspends the gut in fluid in the middle of the body, protecting it from gravity and allowing great increases in body size. The presence or absence of a coelom is important for the classification of animal phyla.
- See more at deuterostome
Derived Forms
- coelomic, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠辞别路濒辞尘路颈肠 [si-, lom, -ik, -, loh, -mik], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of coelom1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of coelom1
Example Sentences
The kidney duct is seen running along the roof of the coelom on either side.
Development shows that the glandular tube is mesoblastic in origin and is of the nature of a coelomoduct, while the end-sac is to be regarded as a vestigial portion of the coelom.
When the pus escapes from the tubes into the coelom it sets up pelvic peritonitis.
In Arthropoda the origin of the coelom is similar to that of Annelids, but its history is not completely known in any group, with the exception of Peripatus.
Into the space between the walls of the coelom and the outer body-wall, originally filled with jelly, definite cells now wandered, chiefly derived from the coelomic walls.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse