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The '''tentorium''' (plural '''tentoria''') is a term used to refer to the framework of internal supports within an [[arthropod]] head.<ref>{{cite book |author=J. G. E. Lewis |year=2007 |title=The Biology of Centipedes |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=9780521034111 |chapter=The musculature and endoskeleton |pages=67–84 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AEp22u6tJgsC&pg=PA77}}</ref> The tentorium is formed by ingrowths of the [[exoskeleton]], called [[apophysis|apophyses]], which fuse in various ways to provide rigid support for the muscles of the head.<ref>{{cite book |editor=Bruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman |year=2004 |title=Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods |edition=2nd |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] |isbn=9781402017940 |chapter=Introduction to arthropods: structure, function and development |author=William S. Romoser |pages=13–51 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C7OxOqTKYS8C&pg=PA19}}</reF> |
The '''tentorium''' (plural '''tentoria''') is a term used to refer to the framework of internal supports within an [[arthropod]] head.<ref>{{cite book |author=J. G. E. Lewis |year=2007 |title=The Biology of Centipedes |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=9780521034111 |chapter=The musculature and endoskeleton |pages=67–84 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AEp22u6tJgsC&pg=PA77}}</ref> The tentorium is formed by ingrowths of the [[exoskeleton]], called [[apophysis|apophyses]], which fuse in various ways to provide rigid support for the muscles of the head.<ref>{{cite book |editor=Bruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman |year=2004 |title=Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods |edition=2nd |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] |isbn=9781402017940 |chapter=Introduction to arthropods: structure, function and development |author=William S. Romoser |pages=13–51 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C7OxOqTKYS8C&pg=PA19}}</reF> |
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The tentorium (plural tentoria) is a term used to refer to the framework of internal supports within an arthropod head.[1] The tentorium is formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton, called apophyses, which fuse in various ways to provide rigid support for the muscles of the head.[2]
References
- ^ J. G. E. Lewis (2007). "The musculature and endoskeleton". The Biology of Centipedes. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–84. ISBN 9780521034111.
- ^ William S. Romoser (2004). "Introduction to arthropods: structure, function and development". In Bruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman (ed.). Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods (2nd ed.). Springer. pp. 13–51. ISBN 9781402017940.
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