Midgut gland

Japanese: 中腸腺 - ちゅうちょうせん

The digestive organ of arthropods and mollusks. In mollusks, it is called the liver, and in arthropod crustaceans, it is called the hepatopancreas (commonly called miso). It is a large organ consisting of numerous complexly branched culprits, yellowish brown or dark brown in color, and is connected to the midgut by a pair of tubes. Although the structure and function differ depending on the species, it is known that not only does it secrete digestive enzymes, but it also takes in food into the culprit, digests it, and absorbs it.

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Japanese:

節足動物および軟体動物の消化器官。軟体動物では肝臓，節足動物の甲殻類では肝膵臓（俗に〈みそ〉と呼ぶ）ともいう。複雑に分岐した多数の盲嚢からなる大きな器官で，黄褐色または暗褐色を呈し，１対の管で中腸に連なる。種によって構造・機能に差があるが，消化酵素を分泌するだけでなく，盲嚢の部分に食物をとり入れ，消化し，さらに吸収も行うことが知られている。

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