Tracheole (trā`kē-ōl`) is a fine respiratory tube of the trachea of an insect, part of the respiratory system. Tracheoles are about 1 µm in diameter, and they convey oxygen to cells while providing a means for carbon dioxide to escape. Tracheoles branch from the larger tracheae (which can be several mm in diameter) much like capillaries bran.....
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(from the article `insect`) ...of the body surface. The tracheae are stiffened by spiral thickenings or threadlike ridges called taenidia, which branch repeatedly, becoming ... ...those of the butterfly, which superficially resemble the bee`s in having a cylindrical rhabdom. Certain features of the butterfly eye are known, ... [2 rel...
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tracheole One of the minute, fluid-filled tubules in which the tracheae of a terrestrial arthropod terminate, which contain air cells and permeate all the body tissues.
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one of the fine branching tubes of the trachea of the insect respiratory system. Each tracheole connects to a single cell of the insect body, facilitating gas exchange.
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