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SQUID DISSECTION PREPARATION!. 5 th Grade Ms. B. Key Terms. Stomach Ink sac Esophagus Gill Heart Gonad Anus Pen. Key Terms. Arms Tentacles Nidamental Gland Buccal Bulb Chromatophores. Buccal Bulb : muscle that operates the beak. Radula: rows of teeth. Squid Anatomy.
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SQUID DISSECTION PREPARATION! 5th Grade Ms. B
Key Terms • Stomach • Ink sac • Esophagus • Gill • Heart • Gonad • Anus • Pen
Key Terms • Arms • Tentacles • Nidamental Gland • Buccal Bulb • Chromatophores
Squid Anatomy • Chromatophores: spots change size to change the squid’s color for camouflage
Mantle: the main part of the squid’s body that covers its internal organs
Pen: feather-shaped internal structure that supports the squid’s mantle and stabilizes the squid for swimming
Ink: pigment melanin which artists refer to as “sepia ink” • Octopi = black ink • Squid = blue-black ink • Cuttlefish = brown ink
Arms vs. Tentacles • Arms: short, rip apart prey and stuff it into the mouth • Tentacles: long and have suckers on the end shoot out to capture prey
Suction cups: help squids hold onto food and act as “taste buds”
Gonad: reproductive organmales = white in colorfemales = clear
Siphon: a tube that squirts out water so that the squid moves like a jet airplane
Male or Female? • Females: • Eggs = yellow in color • Nidamental glands: large, oval white organs in the middle of the cavity
Virtual Dissection • http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/squid_virtual.html#.Uwya-3ddV7E