If the head of cockroach is removed, it may live for few days because:

1. The cockroach does not have a nervous system.
2. The head holds a small proportion of a nervous system while the rest is situated along the ventral part of its body.
3. The head holds a third of the nervous system while the rest is situated along the dorsal part of its body.​​
4. The supra-oesophageal ganglia of the cockroach are situated in ventral part of abdomen.

Subtopic:  Cockroach: Nervous System |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair regarding reproductive structures in Periplaneta americana:

 

Structure

Body segment

1.

Testes

4th – 6th abdominal

2.

Ovaries

4th – 6th abdominal

3.

Mushroom gland

6th – 7th abdominal

4.

Spermatheca

6th abdominal

Subtopic:  Cockroach: Female Reproductive System |
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In Periplaneta americana:

1. malpighian tubules do not play any role in osmoregulation
2. blood vascular system does not deliver oxygen to the tissues
3. mosaic vision does not have high sensitivity
4. the nymph does not grow by moulting
Subtopic:  Cockroach: Respiratory System |
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The main function of adipose tissue is

1. providing insulation from heat and cold
2. providing protective padding around organs
3. to be a reserve of lipids
4. providing feedback for hunger and diet to the brain
Subtopic:  Connective Tissue |
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Presence of intercalated discs help cardiac muscles to act as a functional syncytium. This is possible because the structure of these discs have:

 
1. Tight junctions 2. Gap junctions
3. Adhering junctions 4. Plasmodesmata
Subtopic:  Glandular Epithelium & Cell Junction | Cardiac Muscle & Smooth Muscle |
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Which of the following mouth parts of cockroach are paired?

1. Labrum 2. Labium
3. Hypopharynx 4. Maxilla
Subtopic:  Cockroach: Head & Mouth Parts |
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Anal styles are borne on the:

1. 9th segment only in female cockroach
2. 9th segment only in male cockroach
3. 10th segment only in female cockroach
4. 10th segment only in male cockroach
Subtopic:  Cockroach:Male Reproductive System |
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In cockroach, a chitinous hard exoskeleton covers:
1. The head segment only
2. The head and the thorax segment only
3. The thorax and the abdomen only
4. The entire body

Subtopic:  Cockroach: Head & Mouth Parts |
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What are the structures labeled A, B, C and D respectively in the given diagram?
     

1. Dendrites, Soma, Axon, Terminal nerve endings
2. Dendrites, Soma, Cyton, Terminal nerve endings
3. Terminal nerve endings, Soma, Axon, Dendrites
4. Terminal nerve endings, Soma, Perikaryon, Dendrites
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What are the structures labelled A, B, C and D respectively, in the given diagram?

  

1. Mast cell, Fibroblast, Collagen, Macrophage
2. Mast cell, Dendritic cell, Collagen, Macrophage
3. Macrophage, Fibroblast, Elastin, Mast cell
4. Macrophage, Fibroblast, Collagen, Mast cell
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