Sunday, November 18, 2007

Squid



a.) Digestive System: Squid, like all cephalopods, have complex digestive systems. Food is transported into a muscular stomach, found roughly in the midpoint of the visceral mass. The bolus is then transported into the caecum for digestion. The caecum, a long, white organ, is found next to the ovary or testis. In mature squid, more priority is given to reproduction and so the stomach and caecum often shrivel up during the later stages of life. Finally, food goes to the liver (or digestive gland), found at the siphon end of the squid, for absorption. Solid waste is passed out of the rectum. Beside the rectum is the ink sac, which allows a squid to discharge a black ink into the mantle cavity at short notice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid#Digestive_system

b.) Circulatory System: The circulatory system is open, except in Cephalopoda and usually includes a dorsal heart with one or two atrias and one ventricle. This is situated in a pericardial cavity. An anterior aorta and other vessels and many blood spaces (hemocoels) exist in the tissues.
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c.)Nervous System: The giant axon of the squid, which may be up to 1 mm in diameter, innervates the mantle and controls part of the jet propulsion system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid#Digestive_system

d.) Excretory System: Squid have three hearts. Two branchial hearts, feeding the gills, each surrounding the larger systemic heart that pumps blood around the body. The hearts have a faint greenish appearance and are surrounded by the renal sacs - the main excretory system of the squid. The kidneys are faint and difficult to identify and stretch from the hearts (located at the posterior side of the ink sac) to the liver. The systemic heart is made of three chambers, a lower ventricle and two upper auricles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid#Digestive_system

e.) Reproductive System: In female squid, the ink sac is hidden from view by a pair of white nidamental glands, which lie anterior to the gills. There are also red-spotted accessory nidamental glands. Both of these organs are associated with manufacture of food supplies and shells for the eggs. Females also have a large translucent ovary, situated towards the posterior of the visceral mass.Male squid do not possess these organs, but instead have a large testis in place of the ovary, and a spermatophoric gland and sac. In mature males, this sac may contain spermatophores, which are placed inside the mantle of the female during mating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid#Digestive_system

f.) Integumentary System: The integumentary system of a squid is enclosed in the mantle, which has two swimming fins along each side. These fins are not the main source of their motility. The skin of the squid is covered in chromatophores, which allows the squid to change color to suit its environment. The underside of the squid is also found to be lighter than the topside, in order to provide camouflage from both prey and predator (countershading).Under the body are openings to the mantle cavity, which contains the gill and openings to the excretory and reproductive systems. At the front of the mantle cavity lies the siphon, which the squid uses for locomotion through means of jet propulsion. This is done by sucking water into the mantle cavity and quickly expelling it out of the siphon in a fast, strong jet. The direction of the siphon can be changed in order to suit the direction of travel.Inside the mantle cavity, beyond the siphon, lies the visceral mass of the squid, which is covered in a thin skin. Under this are all the major internal organs of the squid.
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g.) Body Plan: Like all cephalopods, squid are distinguished by having a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms and two tentacles arranged in pairs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid#Digestive_system
Description of its unique habitat, diet and what distinguishes it as a mollusk, echinoderm, or arthropod.
-->Squids live in the ocean - a few, most notably the giant squid and the colossal squid live out in the colder open ocean. Many of the smaller species of squid rely on color changing patterns in order to communicate with each other and to attract prey as well. Squids are considered to be one of the most successful and highly complex of all invertebrates.
http://taylorsinsight.blogspot.com/

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I hate you! You horrible theiving person! You stole all that from Wikipedia! Get a life! RAR!

Laboing said...

Is this helpful info?

Anonymous said...

The digestive system and excretory system are co related to each other. Their care is very much important. Everyone should be known to the relevant and necessary information so that the precautions can be taken very easily. Right information about digestive system and excretory system is necessary.