- ventral gland
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see prothoracic gland.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
ventral gland
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cephalic gland — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A gland opening on to the labium and connecting with the ventral tube by a groove in the cuticle in the ventral midline of the thorax, that secrets moisture to aid walking on dry surfaces … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ultimobranchial gland — a paired endocrine gland producing calcitron which helps regulate the calcium level by lowering it. Located between the ventral wall of the oesophagus and the sinus venosus. See also corpuscles of Stannius … Dictionary of ichthyology
sublingual gland — see pharyngeal gland, ventral … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mammary gland — mam′mary gland n. anat. any of the accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk producing lobes with ducts that empty into a nipple … From formal English to slang
