The term "tracheal system" refers to the respiratory system found in insects. It is a network of tiny tubes called tracheae that carry oxygen directly to cells throughout the insect's body, allowing them to breathe.
Sentences with «tracheal system»
Viewing the CT scans, the beetles» guts come into full view, showing their complex tracheal system and exoskeleton. (sciencemag.org)
«We developed Drosophila lung cancer models by targeting Ras alone and in combination with PTEN knockdown in the tracheal system of the fruit fly,» says Cagan, PhD, Professor in the Department of Developmental & Regenerative Biology, Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and Director of the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapeutics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. (sciencedaily.com)
In 1929, the Canadian biologist W. R. Thompson published a study describing the tracheal system and its structure. (sciencedaily.com)