Explain the digestive system of Cockroac | Class 11 Biology Chapter Structural Organisation in Animals, Structural Organisation in Animals NCERT Solutions

Question:

Explain the digestive system of Cockroach with the help of a labelled sketch.
 

Answer:

There are three parts of alimentary canal:

  1. Foregut
  2. Midgut
  3. Hindgut
  1. Foregut: consists of mouth in cockroaches. It is composed of pharynx, oesophagus, crop and gizzard.
  2. Midgut: It is a narrow and short tube like structure. It has gizzard which grinds the food into simpler components.
  3. Hindgut: There are three types of hindgut. These are ileum, colon and rectum. Nitrogenous waste is eliminated and converted into uric acid by malpighian tubules.

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