Question
Write the difference between true coelom and pseudocoelom.
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Answer
Difference between true coelom and pseudocoelom:
| True Coelom | Pseudocoelom |
| 1. The cavity between the body wall and the alimentary canal is lined by mesoderm. | 1. The cavity between the body wall and the alimentary canal is not lined by mesoderm. |
| 2. The true body cavity originates as a cavity arising from the embryonic mesoderm. | 2. The pseudocoelom originates from the embryonic blastocoel or blastocoels cavity. |
| 3. The true body cavity is lined with mesoderm which forms epithelium or peritoneum. Most of the internal organs are not independent but are surrounded by this peritoneum membrane. | 3. Coelomic epithelium is not found, hence the internal organs lie freely in this cavity. |
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