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Body cavity between the body wall and internal organs is called ______________

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  • The body cavity between the body and internal organs is called coelom.
  • A coelom is a cavity that is entirely enclosed within cells derived from the middle layer of embryonic tissue.
  • A few groupsof animals, such as roundworms (Nematoda), have a body cavity that is only partly enclosed by tissue from the middle layer. Such a body cavity is called a pseudocoelom.
  • In a few other groups, such as flatworms (Platyhelminthes), there is no body cavity.

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