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YES, but it is not the same "ossicles" that are found in the mammal ear.
Echinoderm ossicles are small calcium-matrix plates that make up the dermis or endoskeleton of the echinoderm. They provide protection and support to the underlying tissue.
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What is the term for the plates that form an echinoderms skeleton?
Ossicles
What calcium formations builds the internal skeleton of echinoderms?
Ossicles
What calcium - rich formation builds the internal skeleton of echinoderms?
Ossicles
Are brittle stars ossicles apparent?
Brittle stars are echinoderms with a skeleton of embedded calcite ossicles (little bones) which fuse to form an armor plate. The plates are covered by the epidermis, so that you can tell where the plates/ossicles are, but you cannot see them directly.
Why are ossicles classified as endoskeletons?
In echinoderms, such as starfish, an ossicle is a bony plate providing structure and protection. It is covered by an epidermis and considered part of the hard endoskeleton where the bony (calcite) plates (ossicles) are connected by collagen fibers.
Is a starfish a endoskelton?
Yes, they , like other echinoderms have mesodermal endoskeletons made up of calcareous ossicles, (bony plates).
What does the term ossicles or ear bones mean?
The term "ossicle" means "little bone".It is generally used to refer to the auditory ossicles of the middle ear.It can also refer to:small bones that were formed in addition to the normal bones as in the ankle.pieces of bone fragments common in the knee areaboney plates of the endoskeleton of echinoderms
How do echinoderms use their endoskeleton like an exoskeleton?
Echinoderms, such as sea stars and sea urchins, have an endoskeleton made of hard plates called ossicles that lie inside their bodies. Although this endoskeleton is internal, it functions similarly to an exoskeleton by providing support and protection. It allows echinoderms to control their body shape and movement, just like an exoskeleton does for other invertebrates.
What bony plates make up a starfishs skeleton?
The bony plates that make up a starfish's skeleton is the ossicles. They are found in not only starfish but sea cucumbers and sea urchins also.
What kind of body covering does a star fish have?
Star fish are a 'echinoderms' (which, from the Greek, means "spiny skin"). The skin encloses the animals skeleton which is composed of calcareous plates or ossicles through and over which the skin grows. This means that thy are hard to the touch.
What are ossicles?
The word ossicles means "little bones". People have three very small bones in each inner ear which are important in the transmission of sound. These are the smallest bones in the human body.It can also refer to:small bones that were formed in addition to the normal bones as in the ankle.pieces of bone fragments common in the knee areaboney plates of the endoskeleton of echinoderms
What bony plates make up starfish skeleton?
It is the ossicles :)
