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Describe the midgut of a cockroach.


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The midgut of a cockroach:

  1. The midgut also known as the mesenteron is the second part of the alimentary canal.
  2. It originates from the endoderm.
  3. Digestion and absorption occur in the mid-gut.
  4. Seven to eight hepatic caeca are present at the anterior of the midgut.

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