Tentorium

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The tentorium (plural tentoria) is a term used to refer to the framework of internal supports within an arthropod head.^[1] The tentorium is formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton, called apodemes,^[2] which fuse in various ways to provide rigid support for the muscles of the head.^[3]

References

↑ J. G. E. Lewis (2007). "The musculature and endoskeleton". The Biology of Centipedes. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–84. ISBN 978-0-521-03411-1.
↑ Grimaldi, David A. (2010). "400 million years on six legs: On the origin and early evolution of Hexapoda". Arthropod Structure & Development. 39 (2–3): 191–203. Bibcode:2010ArtSD..39..191G. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2009.10.008. PMID 19883792.
↑ William S. Romoser (2004). "Introduction to arthropods: structure, function and development". In Bruce F. Eldridge; John D. Edman (eds.). Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods (2nd ed.). Springer. pp. 13–51. ISBN 978-1-4020-1794-0.

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[1] J. G. E. Lewis (2007). "The musculature and endoskeleton". The Biology of Centipedes. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–84. ISBN 978-0-521-03411-1.

[2] Grimaldi, David A. (2010). "400 million years on six legs: On the origin and early evolution of Hexapoda". Arthropod Structure & Development. 39 (2–3): 191–203. Bibcode:2010ArtSD..39..191G. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2009.10.008. PMID 19883792.

[3] William S. Romoser (2004). "Introduction to arthropods: structure, function and development". In Bruce F. Eldridge; John D. Edman (eds.). Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods (2nd ed.). Springer. pp. 13–51. ISBN 978-1-4020-1794-0.

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