Front | Back |
Buccal cavity "mouth" and pharynx / die Mundhöhle und der Rachen |
Muscular organ that acts like a suction pump that pulls the soil (food) into the DIGESTIVE tract #2 |
Segments / die Segmente |
RINGS around the earthworm body #11 |
Seminal receptacle / die Samentaschen |
Receive SPERM from another worm #9 |
Intestine / der Darm |
Breaks down FOOD and then absorbs nutrients from digestive tract into bloodstream #5 |
Seminal vesicle / die Samenblase (Hoden) |
Stores SPERM that was made in the testes #8 |
Crop / der Kropf (Kehlsack) |
Soft thin-walled sac that serves as a temporary storage place for food (soil) #3 |
Clitellum / der Gürtel |
Produces egg capsules (cocoons) and protects reproductive organs #10 |
Dorsal blood vessel / das Rückengefäß |
Carries BLOOD forward in the body (posterior to anterior) #7 |
Aortic arches "heart" / das Ringgefäß |
Five muscular blood vessels that work together ("heart") to move BLOOD and nutrients #6 |
Ganglia "brain" / die Strickleiter "Gehirn" |
Nervous system organ responsible for controlling the body movement and response #1 |
Anus / der After |
Opening at the end of the intestine that releases WASTE #12 |
Setae (bristle hairs) / das Borstenpaar |
Bristle-like hairs located on the ventral side (belly) that help with MOVEMENT #14 |
Prostomium "mouth" / das Prostomium "Kopflappen" |
Light sensitive "upper lip" helps with digging through soil and pushing food into the mouth #13 |
Gizzard / der Muskelmagen |
Muscular organ that uses sand to grind up the soil into fine particles #4 |