GENERAL HISTOLOGY

OESOPHAGUS STOMACH

ECHINODERMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This class is known for having an Aristotle’s lantern
A
Class Holothuroidea, sea cucumbers
B
Class Asteroidea, Starfish
C
Class Echinodea, sea urchins
D
Class Crinoidea, sea lilies and feather stars
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mouth of most sea urchins (class Echinoidea) is made up of five calcium carbonate teeth or jaws, with a fleshy, tongue-like structure within. The entire chewing organ is known as ‘Aristotle’s lantern’. Hence, option C is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most extant sea urchins (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) possess a complex masticatory apparatus, the so-called Aristotle’s lantern.

Detailed explanation-3: -Class Echinoidea. Sea urchins belong to the class Echinoidea, named for the movable spines projecting from their body like a hedgehog’s spines (from the Greek word echinoid meaning like a hedgehog). Sea urchins (Fig.

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