CP3(C3) Flashcards
– external openings of the
tracheae
Spiracles
– tracheal dilations of
varying size, number, and
distribution, found mainly in flying
insects
Air sacs
– tubes ranging from
0.5um diameter to less than 10um
Trachea
- 0.1um diameter to less
than 0.5um; in close association
with cells
Tracheoles
– a series of folds that
usally run spirally around the lumen
Taenidia
- Involved in the exchange of gases between the cellular and external environment of
insects.
Respiratory System
It is a complex network of tubes
tracheal system
- spiracles are present
Open
– spiracles are non-functional/absent
Close
Two types of Tracheal System
Open
Close
– at least 8 pairs of functional spiracles
Polyneustic RS
– at least 1 or 2 pairs of functional spiracles
Oligoneustic RS
– there are no functional spiracles, the tracheal system does not open to the outside
Apneustic RS
- (10 pairs): 1 mesothoracic, 1 metathoracic & 8 abdomina
Holopneustic
– (9 pairs): 1 mesothoracic & 8 abdominal
Perineustic
- (8 pairs): 1 mesothoracic & 7 abdominal
Hemineustic
– (2 pairs): 1 mesothoracic & 1 abdominal
Amphipneustic