• somatic gonad precursor
    • any of two cells that generate all somatic tissues of the gonad proper (i.e. ovary or testis ) and genital ducts (e.g. uterus, vas deferens).
  • Z4
    • Somatic gonad precursor cell
  • Z1
    • Somatic gonad precursor cell
  • somatic neuron
    • neuron of the somatic nervous system.
  • hermaphrodite somatic gonadal cell
    • somatic (not germline) cell of the hermaphrodite gonad.
  • somatic gonad
    • The components of the gonad that are separate from the germline proper. In hermaphrodite, these include five tissues which are all derived from the somatic primordium : the distal tip cells, the gonadal sheath, the spermatheca, the spermatheca-uterine valve (sp-ut) and the uterus.
  • distal tip cell
    • somatic cell that situates at the tip of a gonad arm.
  • hermaphrodite distal tip cell
    • somatic gonad cell that situates at the distal tip of the hermaphrodite gonad.
  • anterior ganglion (ant)
    • portion of anterior ganglion of somatic nervous system that is anterior to the metacorpus of pharynx.
  • anterior ganglion (post)
    • portion of anterior ganglion of somatic nervous system that is near or posteior to the metacorpus of pharynx.
  • gonadal primordium
    • a region around premature germline, consists of cells of pedigree Z1 and Z4, which develops to become the somatic gonad.
  • muscular system
    • the organ system that allows the animal move, includes all muscles.
  • germ line
    • cell line which early in development becomes differentiated from the remaining somatic cell line, and alone has the potential to undergo meiosis and form gametes.
  • epithelial cell
    • cell of epithelium, the layer of cells that cover the external surface of an organism as well as forming an inner lining between the tissues and organs of that organism and the external environment. In C. elegans epithelial cells include epithelium of the alimentary tract, intestinal cells, hypodermis, interfacial cells and somatic gonad cells.
  • rectal epithelial cell
    • These cells include: B, F, Y, U, K' and K. All rectal epithelial cells contain secretory membrane stacks along this region facing the lumenal cuticle and produce some portion of the cuticular lining of the rectum. These are interfacial cells that connect the alimentary system to the main body syncytium.
  • pseudocoelom
    • A fluid-filled space enclosed on the outside by the basal laminae of the bodywall tissues, principally those of the bodywall muscles and the hypodermis. Within this space the digestive tract and reproductive tract lie separately, each enclosed by its own basal lamina. Intercellular signals, nutrients and waste products can travel between all tissues bordering this space.
  • accessory cell
    • cells that support sensory neurons, similar to glial cells in vertebrates. A category which collectively refers to socket cells, sheath cells, and structural cells, or their processes. All of these cells extend long processes which serve a supporting role, rather like glia, to form a protective environment around sensory neuron endings. In addition, some of these cells extend broad thin processes from their somata which wrap around neuronal ganglia, again in a glia-like fashion
  • ventral ganglion
    • ganglion lies beside the nerve ring in the head, just anterior of the retrovesicular ganglion. It contains about 20 interneuron and motorneuron cell bodies that all send their neuronal processes into the ring. The cell bodies are divided into two groups by the intrusion of the excretory duct and canal. The cells are bounded by a basal lamina which physically separates them from the lateral ganglion even though they are adjacent to one another.