Nervous System of Cockroach -
Nervous System of Cockroach
- The nervous system of cockroach consists of a series of fused segmentally arranged ganglia joined by paired longitudinal connectives on the ventral side.
- Three ganglia lie in the thorax and six in the abdomen.
- The nervous system of the cockroach is spread throughout the body.
- The head holds a bit of a nervous system while the rest is situated along the ventral part of its body .
- The brain is represented by supra-oesophageal ganglion which supplies nerves to antennae and compound eyes.
Three ganglia lie in the thorax and six in the abdomen of the cockroach.
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