腹ふく神しん経けい索さく

noun

ventral nerve cord

Anatomical term for the nerve cord running along the ventral (belly) side of invertebrates such as arthropods and annelids.

• 昆こん虫ちゅうの腹ふく神しん経けい索さくは、体たい節せつごとに神しん経けい節せつを持もつ。

  The ventral nerve cord of insects has a ganglion in each body segment.