Definition of tritocerebrum in English:
tritocerebrum
nounPlural tritocerebraˌtrɪtə(ʊ)ˈsɛrɪbrəmˌtrītōsəˈrēbrəm
Entomology The third and hindmost segment of an insect's brain.
Example sentencesExamples
- The tritocerebrum is linked to subesophageal ganglion by circumesophageal connectives and to the frontal ganglion by frontal commisure.
- In crustaceans, the deutocerebrum and tritocerebrum feed nerves into the primary and secondary antenna respectively.
- Mutation and overexpression of labial result in altered homeotic gene expression in the tritocerebrum.
- Three key transitions in the development of the hypostome are given and possible origins for the hypostome and tritocerebrum are indicated.
- The protocerebrum possesses optic centers and optic nerves, while the tritocerebrum contains the nerves which supply the chelicerae.