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Respiratory System
Respiratory System
Respiratory System
INSECT
PHYSIOLOGY
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
1. Cutaneous respiration
2. Tracheal gills
3. Permanent (incompressible) gas gills or plastrons
1. Cutaneous Respiration
• depends on the permeability of
the cuticle and a lower O2
tension in the tissues as
compared with water