cephalothorax

Japanese: cephalothorax
cephalothorax


[Animal chest]
In insects, which have clearly defined exoskeletons and typical body regions, the area between the head and abdomen is called the thorax, and is where the legs and wings are attached and where the muscles are developed. In crustaceans, the thorax is the area following the head, and is generally a line of body segments with well-developed appendages as walking or swimming legs. In decapods, the thorax is united with the head to form the cephalothorax, which is covered by the carapace. It contains the stomach, digestive glands, gonads, and heart, and may also have well-developed gills.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cephalothorax" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[動物の胸]
 無脊椎動物のうち外骨格に明りょうなくぎりができて典型的な体部域が区別できる昆虫類では,頭部と腹部の間の部域が胸部といわれ,脚や翅が付属し筋肉が発達している。甲殻類では,頭部に続き,一般に歩脚あるいは遊泳肢としてよく発達した付属肢をもつ体節が並んだ部域で,とくに十脚類では頭部と一体となって頭胸甲carapaceに覆われた頭胸部cephalothoraxを形成している。胃,消化腺,生殖巣,心臓があり,えらが発達していることもある。…

※「cephalothorax」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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