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==Insect Body==
==Insect Body==
====Wing====
====Wing====
[[Image:Insect Wing Venation.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Alan Hadley]]
[[Image:Insect Wing Venation.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Insect Wing Showing Veins'' <br> Siga 2007, WikiMedia Commons]]
*Insects usually posess two pairs of wings
*Insects usually posess two pairs of wings
*Foregut:
*Foregut:
**[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|Oesophagus]]
**[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|Oesophagus]]
**[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|Crop]] for temporary food storage
**[[Crop - Anatomy and Physiology|Crop]] for temporary food storage
**[[The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology|Proventriculus]]
**[[Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology|Proventriculus]]
**[[The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology|Gizzard]] present in insects which eat solid food
**[[Gizzard - Anatomy & Physiology|Gizzard]] present in insects which eat solid food
***Muscular wall and teeth on inner surface
***Muscular wall and teeth on inner surface
**Valves only let blood flow forwards
**Valves only let blood flow forwards
*[[The Aortic Arches - Anatomy & Physiology|Aorta]]
*[[Aortic Arches - Anatomy & Physiology|Aorta]]
*Branching [[Vascular System - Anatomy & Physiology|blood vessels]]
*Branching [[Vascular System - Anatomy & Physiology|blood vessels]]
**Recepticle for spermatozoa
**Recepticle for spermatozoa
**Sperm remains viable for most of the female's life cycle
**Sperm remains viable for most of the female's life cycle
[[Category:Insecta]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]
==Test yourself with the Insecta Flashcards==
[[Insecta_Flashcards#Insecta|Insecta Flashcards]]
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[[Category:Insecta|A]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]