Risks. 1  Stroke. Both ET and EPT increase the risk of stroke. That risk goes away, however, soon after you stop taking hormones. 2  Blood clots. Risk increases if you take hormones by mouth. The risk may be lower if you use a transdermal estrogen, such as a patch, gel, or spray. 3  Uterine cancer.
A earthworm does not have a skeleton. It has bristles on each segment called setae that help the earthworm move. Earthworms have no limbs. The earthworm has two sets of muscles; one that makes it long and thin and one that makes it fat.t eats dirt, digesting the plant and animal matter in the dirt and then eliminates the rest. It has an esophagus for the food to go down, a crop to store the food in, a gizzard that grinds the food down, intestines for the food to pass through and take out nutrients and an anus for the food to come out.
The bodies of most oligochaetes (earthworms) are divided externally and internally into well-defined segments. Internally, these segments are divided by membranous partitions. Except for the most anterior and posterior segments, all segments are essentially alike. Earthworms burrow through the soil, feeding on decaying leaves and animal debris. As earthworms move through the soil, they both enrich and loosen the soil. It is for this reason that earthworms are valued by gardeners. An acre of good garden soil may contain as many as 50,000 individuals. External Anatomy and Locomotion of the living earthworm Observe the external features of the earthworm. Notice that the body is made up of a number of segments.