- The
gastrovascular cavity is the
primary organ of
digestion and
circulation in two
major animal phyla: the
Coelenterates or
cnidarians (including jellyfish...
- the body
before opening into the
gastrovascular cavity that
occupies the
remainder of the body. The
gastrovascular cavity itself is
divided into a number...
- the colony. The
polyps are
connected by
epidermis which surrounds a
gastrovascular cavity. The
epidermis secretes a
chitinous skeleton which supports the...
- conditions, the
process of
loading cargo proteins seems to be selective. The
gastrovascular cavity functions as a
stomach in both
digestion and the distribution...
-
perforated by
numerous tiny channels. The
channels interconnect the
gastrovascular cavities of the polyps,
allowing water and
nutrients to flow freely...
-
quadrate mouths. The
umbrella is
domed with
scalloped margins, and the
gastrovascular system consists of four
unbranched pouches radiating outwards from the...
-
physically connected by
living tissue (the coenosarc) that
contains a
shared gastrovascular cavity.
Unicellular and
multicellular unitary organisms may aggregate...
- animals, such as jellyfish, have more
extensive branching from
their gastrovascular cavity (which
functions as both a
place of
digestion and a form of circulation)...
-
mouth is
located at the
center of one end of the body,
which opens to a
gastrovascular cavity that is used for digestion. It has
tentacles that
surround the...
- with its nematocyst-laden tentacles, tied with mucus,
brought to the
gastrovascular cavity, and p****ed into the
cavity by
ciliated action. There, digestive...
