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Record 1 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Crustaceans
DEF

... an external membranous or hardened noncellular investment secreted by the cells of the epidermis or by the outer surface of the body (as in arthropods).

CONT

Insects are particularly favorable organisms to study because they express the problem in its simplest form. Their cuticle, or outer shell, is secreted by the epidermis, an intricately convoluted layer that is only one cell thick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Crustacés
CONT

Les insectes sont des organismes particulièrement faciles à étudier car ils posent le problème sous sa forme la plus simple. Leur cuticule, ou carapace externe, est sécrétée par l'épiderme, couche plissée de façon complexe, qui n'a qu'une cellule d'épaisseur.

CONT

Un trait caractéristique de la morphologie des Arthropodes est l'existence d'une carapace chitineuse externe, rigide, généralement épaisse, protégeant le corps et les appendices. [...] c'est une «cuticule» [...] formée de plusieurs couches successives; [...]

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