Give the location of hepatic caeca

Question:

Give the location of hepatic caeca in a cockroach. What is their function?

Solution:

The hepatic caeca which are also known as gastric caeca is a 6-8 narrow and hollow ring-like blind tubules which are present in the junction of the foregut and midgut. They help in the digestion of food in cockroaches.

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